Who painted “Apollo and Daphne”?

“Apollo and Daphne” was painted by Piero del Pollaiuolo in 1470–1480. Where to see it: National Gallery.

What to look for

Early Renaissance: the High Renaissance that follows is softer and more unified, with blended shadows (sfumato) and grander, more monumental figures.

Piero del Pollaiuolo (c. 1443 – by 1496), whose birth name was Piero Benci, was an Italian Renaissance painter from Florence. His older brother, by about ten years, was the artist Antonio del Pollaiuolo and the two frequently collaborated. Wikipedia

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“Profile Portrait of a Young Lady”, 1465
“Charity”, 1469
“Portrait of a Girl”, 1470
“Tobias and the Angel”, 1465–1470
“Temperance”, 1470
“Prudence”, 1470
“Justice”, 1470
“Portrait of Galeazzo Maria Sforza”, 1471