Oil on canvas. 18th century Tuscan school. The large scene tells the tragic story of Apollo and Daphne, recounted in Ovid's Metamorphoses. According to the myth, the god Apollo, having mocked Cupid, is struck by him with an arrow of love that makes him fall in love with the nymph Daphne, who is instead struck with a lead arrow, capable of ending love. Apollo, struck by the arrow, falls madly in love with Daphne and runs towards her, but the nymph rejects the god and runs away. To avoid being taken, Daphne asks her father Peneus, eponymous divinity of the Peneus river, to be transformed so as not to submit to Apollo. Peneus listens to her request and when Apollo is about to grab her, Daphne turns into a laurel tree, a plant that from that moment becomes sacred to the god. In some parts, the work shows proximity to the pictorial styles of Giuseppe Zocchi (1711 -1767), whom the author probably looked to, particularly in the representation of trees and vegetation. The canvas has several color losses, especially in the lower left, and a series of holes (of different sizes along the edges and in the center) caused by previous nails used for reinforcement. Framed. Product condition: Product in good condition, with slight signs of wear. We try to present the actual condition in the most complete way possible with photos. If some details are not clear from the photos, the description prevails. Frame dimensions (cm): Height: 143.5 Width: 173.5 Depth: 3.5 Work dimensions (cm): Height: 140 Width: 170 ARARPI0288036