On its base it bears an edifying moral couplet by Pope Urban VIII: "Those who love to pursue fleeting forms of pleasure, in the end find only leaves and bitter berries in their hands," justifying the presence of a scene of attempted rape, albeit one tastefully done in white marble, in a Cardinal's manor.
It was the last work completed by its maker for Cardinal Borghese, after Pluto and Persephone. On its base it bears an edifying moral couplet by Pope Urban VIII: "Those who love to pursue fleeting forms of pleasure, in the end find only leaves and bitter berries in their hands," justifying the presence of a scene of attempted rape, albeit one tastefully done in white marble, in a Cardinal's manor. For ten points, identify this work by Bernini, depicting the moment when the titular female is being turned into a laurel after the titular Roman God catches her.
It was the last work completed by its maker for Cardinal Borghese, after Pluto and Persephone.
{Apollo and Daphne}