Apollo and the Serpent Python (from Set of Ovid's Metamorphoses)
https://clevelandart.org/art/1956.325.3
Apollo’s dynamic posture with his right arm pulled back and his left holding a bow indicates that he has just shot the arrow piercing the snarling serpent’s throat and body. Apollo’s triumph over powerful Python, the fearsome serpent offspring of Mother Earth or Gaia, boosted...
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Culture
France, 18th century
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tapestry weave
Medium
tapestry weave
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Tapestry
Department
Textiles
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