Ovid Collection (page 7)

Apollo and Daphne, c. 1740 (oil on canvas)
3930872 Apollo and Daphne, c.1740 (oil on canvas) by Costanzi, Placido (1702-59); 33x49 cm; National Museum, Stockholm, Sweden; (add.info)

Birth of Venus (detail), c. 1485 (tempera on canvas)
885901 Birth of Venus (detail), c.1485 (tempera on canvas) by Botticelli, Sandro (Alessandro di Mariano di Vanni Filipepi) (1444/5-1510); Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence, Tuscany

Pyramus and Thisbe (colour litho)
3622638 Pyramus and Thisbe (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pyramus and Thisbe.); © Look and Learn

Caryatids Room (fresco)
3496553 Caryatids Room (fresco) by Italian School, (16th century); Palazzo Vertemate Franchi, Piuro, Chiavenna, Lombardy, Italy; (add.info.: Frescoes by Aurelio Luini (1530-1593)

Caryatids Room: Metamorphoses by Ovid (fresco)
3496552 Caryatids Room: Metamorphoses by Ovid (fresco) by Italian School, (16th century); Palazzo Vertemate Franchi, Piuro, Chiavenna, Lombardy

Pyramus and Thisbe, c. 1513-14 (mixed media on canvas)
3588554 Pyramus and Thisbe, c.1513-14 (mixed media on canvas) by Deutsch, Niklaus Manuel (1484-1530); 151.5x161 cm; Kunstmuseum, Basel, Switzerland; (add.info.: In Ovids Metamorphoses)

Salmacis and Hermaphroditus (oil on canvas)
CH387974 Salmacis and Hermaphroditus (oil on canvas) by Carracci, Ludovico (1555-1619); 114.3x151.9 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: sold for.4 million in 2006)

Cephalus and Procris or Cefalo e Procri, Book VII, illustration from Ovid
STC415882 Cephalus and Procris or Cefalo e Procri, Book VII, illustration from Ovids Metamorphoses, Florence, 1832 (hand-coloured engraving) by Ademollo

Theseus Recognised or Teseo Riconosciuto da Suo Padre Egeo, Book VII
STC415881 Theseus Recognised or Teseo Riconosciuto da Suo Padre Egeo, Book VII, illustration from Ovids Metamorphoses, Florence, 1832 (hand-coloured engraving) by Ademollo

Hercules and Cerberus or Cerbero Incatenato da Ercole, Book VII
STC415880 Hercules and Cerberus or Cerbero Incatenato da Ercole, Book VII, illustration from Ovids Metamorphoses, Florence, 1832 (hand-coloured engraving) by Ademollo

Pan and Apollo or Dinfida di Pane con Apollo, Book XI, illustration from Ovid
STC415873 Pan and Apollo or Dinfida di Pane con Apollo, Book XI, illustration from Ovids Metamorphoses, Florence, 1832 (hand-coloured engraving) by Ademollo

Cyparissus into a Tree or Ciparisso, Book X, illustration from Ovids Metamorphoses
STC415868 Cyparissus into a Tree or Ciparisso, Book X, illustration from Ovids Metamorphoses, Florence, 1832 (hand-coloured engraving) by Ademollo

Arachne into a Spider or Aranne Trasformata in Ragno, Book VI
STC415859 Arachne into a Spider or Aranne Trasformata in Ragno, Book VI, illustration from Ovids Metamorphoses, Florence, 1832 (hand-coloured engraving) by Ademollo

Mercury puts Argus to Sleep or Mercurio Addormenta Argo
STC415818 Mercury puts Argus to Sleep or Mercurio Addormenta Argo, illustration from Ovids Metamorphoses, Florence, 1832 (hand-coloured engraving) by Ademollo

Syrinx into a Reed or Pane e Siringa, Book I, illustration from Ovids Metamorphoses
STC415817 Syrinx into a Reed or Pane e Siringa, Book I, illustration from Ovids Metamorphoses, Florence, 1832 (hand-coloured engraving) by Ademollo

Pyrrha and Deucalion or Deucalione e Pirra, illustration from Ovids Metamorphoses
STC415809 Pyrrha and Deucalion or Deucalione e Pirra, illustration from Ovids Metamorphoses, Florence, 1832 (hand-coloured engraving) by Ademollo

Ceyx and Alcyone or Ceice e Alcione, Book XI, illustration from Ovids Metamorphoses
STC415875 Ceyx and Alcyone or Ceice e Alcione, Book XI, illustration from Ovids Metamorphoses, Florence, 1832 (hand-coloured engraving) by Ademollo

Arethusa into a Fountain or Alfeo Insegue Aretusa, Book V
STC415858 Arethusa into a Fountain or Alfeo Insegue Aretusa, Book V, illustration from Ovids Metamorphoses, Florence, 1832 (hand-coloured engraving) by Ademollo

Pentheus Persecutes Bacchus Disciples or Penteo Trattiene I suoi da Seguire Bacco
STC415844 Pentheus Persecutes Bacchus Disciples or Penteo Trattiene I suoi da Seguire Bacco, Book III, illustration from Ovids Metamorphoses, Florence, 1832 (hand-coloured engraving) by Ademollo

Bacchus Rites or Triumph or Trionfo di Bacco, Book III
STC415843 Bacchus Rites or Triumph or Trionfo di Bacco, Book III, illustration from Ovids Metamorphoses, Florence, 1832 (hand-coloured engraving) by Ademollo

Soldiers spring from the Serpents teeth or Cadmo getta I denti del serpente e
STC415836 Soldiers spring from the Serpents teeth or Cadmo getta I denti del serpente e nascono Guerrieri, illustration from Ovids Metamorphoses, Florence, 1832 (hand-coloured engraving) by Ademollo

Cadmus Sets Out or Partenza de Cadmo in Traccia di Europa, Book III
STC415834 Cadmus Sets Out or Partenza de Cadmo in Traccia di Europa, Book III, illustration from Ovids Metamorphoses, Florence, 1832 (hand-coloured engraving) by Ademollo

Europa or Europa Rapita da Giove, illustration from Ovids Metamorphoses, Florence
STC415833 Europa or Europa Rapita da Giove, illustration from Ovids Metamorphoses, Florence, 1832 (hand-coloured engraving) by Ademollo, Luigi (1764-1849); Private Collection; (add.info.: P)

Callisto is turned into a Bear or Calisto Scacciata da Diana
STC415824 Callisto is turned into a Bear or Calisto Scacciata da Diana, illustration from Ovids Metamorphoses, Florence, 1832 (hand-coloured engraving) by Ademollo

Heliades into Trees that yield Amber or Le Sorrelle die Fetonte Cangiate in Pioppi
STC415823 Heliades into Trees that yield Amber or Le Sorrelle die Fetonte Cangiate in Pioppi, illustration from Ovids Metamorphoses, Florence, 1832 (hand-coloured engraving) by Ademollo

Glaucus, from Les Images ou Tableaux de Platte Peinture des Deux Philostrates
EDI428993 Glaucus, from Les Images ou Tableaux de Platte Peinture des Deux Philostrates Sophistes Grecs, by Blaise de Vigenere (1523-96) Paris, 1615 (engraving) by Gaultier

Cameo of the Fall of Phaeton (agate)
XIR434181 Cameo of the Fall of Phaeton (agate) by Italian School, (16th century); Palazzo Pitti, Florence, Italy; (add.info.: son of Helios; killed by a thunderbolt from Zeus; ); Italian

The Triumph of Galatea, 17th century (ink & red chalk on paper)
AMO269789 The Triumph of Galatea, 17th century (ink & red chalk on paper) by Giordano, Luca (1634-1705); Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, UK; eAshmolean Museum; Italian, out of copyright

King Midas and his Daughter, from The Childrens Hour
IL262820 King Midas and his Daughter, from The Childrens Hour: Stories from the Classics, published by the Waverley Book Company (colour litho) by Brock

She changed her into a spider, illustration from The Story of Greece
STC306485 She changed her into a spider, illustration from The Story of Greece by Mary Macgregor, 1st edition, 1913 (colour print) by Crane

Ceres Inquiring for her Daughter, from The Childrens Hour
IL262822 Ceres Inquiring for her Daughter, from The Childrens Hour: Stories from the Classics, published by the Waverley Book Company (colour litho) by Brock

Jupiter and Mercury in the House of Philemon and Baucis
IL262819 Jupiter and Mercury in the House of Philemon and Baucis, from The Childrens Hour:Stories from the Classics, published by the Waverley Book Company (colour litho) by Brock

Ms 1044 fol. 103v Musicians, from Ovide Moralise written by Chretien Legouais (vellum)
XIR216461 Ms 1044 fol.103v Musicians, from Ovide Moralise written by Chretien Legouais (vellum) by French School, (14th century); Bibliotheque Municipale, Rouen, France; French, out of copyright

Pyramus and Thisbe (gravure)
964435 Pyramus and Thisbe (gravure) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pyramus and Thisbe. After the painting by A Delobbe, gravure by Goupil & Co)

Narcissus Transformed into a Flower, 1730 (engraving)
STC134128 Narcissus Transformed into a Flower, 1730 (engraving) by Picart, Bernard (1673-1733); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; French, out of copyright

The Story of Pyramus and Thisbe (woodcut)
XJF115138 The Story of Pyramus and Thisbe (woodcut) by Italian School, (16th century); Private Collection; Italian, out of copyright

Cadmus Sowing the Dragons Teeth (oil on panel)
BAC155170 Cadmus Sowing the Dragons Teeth (oil on panel) by Rubens, Peter Paul (1577-1640); 26x41.9 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: son of Phoenix of Agenor; ); Flemish, out of copyright

Clytie Transformed into a Sunflower, 1688 (oil on canvas)
PWI90034 Clytie Transformed into a Sunflower, 1688 (oil on canvas) by Lafosse, Charles de (1636-1716); Chateau de Versailles, France; (add.info.: painted to hang in the Grand Trianon)

Diana and Actaeon, Fontainebleau School, mid 16th century (oil on canvas)
PWI94902 Diana and Actaeon, Fontainebleau School, mid 16th century (oil on canvas) by French School, (16th century); 265x367 cm; Louvre, Paris, France; ePeter Willi; French, out of copyright

Zephyrus and Flora (pen and brown wash over black chalk on paper)
BI160811 Zephyrus and Flora (pen and brown wash over black chalk on paper) by Tiepolo, Giovanni Battista (Giambattista) (1696-1770); 23.9x33.1 cm; The Henry Barber Trust

Ms 1044 fol. 68v Virgin and Child with Angels Bearing Censers
XIR189490 Ms 1044 fol.68v Virgin and Child with Angels Bearing Censers, from Ovide Moralise written by Chretian Legouais (vellum) by French School, (14th century); Bibliotheque Municipale, Rouen

The Birth of Venus (detail), c. 1485 (tempera on canvas)
5863914 The Birth of Venus (detail), c.1485 (tempera on canvas) by Botticelli, Sandro (Alessandro di Mariano di Vanni Filipepi) (1444/5-1510); Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence, Tuscany

The Golden Age, 1605 (oil on copper)
5667229 The Golden Age, 1605 (oil on copper) by Wtewael or Utewael, Joachim (c.1566-1638); 22.5 x 30.5 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Architectural fantasy with the Daughters of Minyas from Ovids Metamorphoses
1763985 Architectural fantasy with the Daughters of Minyas from Ovids Metamorphoses (oil on canvas) by Landi, Giuseppe Antonio (fl.1740-80) (attr)

Chariot of Ceres (pen and black ink with gray wash and watercolor on laid paper)
4073456 Chariot of Ceres (pen and black ink with gray wash and watercolor on laid paper) by Italian School, (18th century); 18x24.7 cm; National Gallery of Art, Washington DC

Thisbe, 1861-62 (ceramic)
1194900 Thisbe, 1861-62 (ceramic) by Burne-Jones, Edward Coley (1833-98); 25.5 high cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; English, out of copyright

Vignette from the Metamorphoses of Ovid (etching & engraving)
880489 Vignette from the Metamorphoses of Ovid (etching & engraving) by Petit, Jacques-Louis (1760-1812); 19.1x12.1 cm; Minneapolis Institute of Arts, MN

Pentheus Pursued by the Maenads, 1864 (oil on canvas)
3597123 Pentheus Pursued by the Maenads, 1864 (oil on canvas) by Gleyre, Charles (1806-74); 121.1x200.7 cm; Kunstmuseum, Basel, Switzerland; (add.info.: Pentheus, king of Thebes)

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"Ovid: Unveiling the Myths and Legends of Ancient Rome" Step into the enchanting world of Ovid, where tales of love, tragedy, and transformation come alive. From Narcissus and Echo to Apollo and Daphne, this Roman poet weaves a tapestry of captivating stories that have stood the test of time. In Caravaggio's mesmerizing paintings, witness the fateful encounter between Narcissus and Echo. The former bewitched by his own reflection while the latter pines away in unrequited love. Medusa's terrifying gaze freezes all who dare to look upon her face; Caravaggio captures her monstrous beauty with haunting precision. Explore Ovid's exploration of human emotions through "Anger (Ira), " an engraving from his series on The Seven Deadly Sins. Feel the intensity as wrath consumes its subject, reminding us of our own capacity for both good and evil. Marvel at Bernini's masterful sculpture depicting Medusa's severed head - a chilling reminder that even gods can meet their demise. And in Carracci's painting "Silenus gathering Grapes, " witness Bacchus' loyal companion indulging in earthly pleasures amidst lush vineyards. Delve into Ovid's epic poem "Metamorphoses" where Apollo relentlessly pursues Daphne until she is transformed into a laurel tree to escape his advances. This tragic tale serves as a cautionary reminder about obsession and its consequences. Discover Publius Ovidius Naso himself - an influential figure whose works continue to inspire artists across centuries. Lucas Cranach immortalizes him in "The Silver Age, " capturing both his brilliance as a writer and his impact on Western literature. From satirical artworks mocking animal magnetism to Randolph Rogers' poignant sculpture "The Lost Pleiade, " which pays homage to one of Ovid's lesser-known myths - every piece tells a story within this captivating exhibition.