Ovid Collection

Garden. Fresco from The House of the Golden Bracelet (Casa del Bracciale d Oro), 1st H. 1st cen. AD. Found in the Collection of Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Napoli

Medusa, 1596-1598. Artist: Caravaggio, Michelangelo (1571-1610)
Medusa, 1596-1598. Found in the collection of the Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence

Propertius (Visconti)
PROPERTIUS - Roman elegiac poet and associate of Virgil and Ovid

Narcissus and Echo. Found in the Collection of Walker Art Gallery

Narcissus, 1598-1599. Artist: Caravaggio, Michelangelo (1571-1610)
Narcissus, 1598-1599. Found in the collection of the Palazzo Barberini, Rome

Anger (Ira), from the series of the The Seven Deadly Sins, engraved
XJF175730 Anger (Ira), from the series of the " The Seven Deadly Sins", engraved by Pieter van der Heyden (c.1530-72) and published by Hieronymus Cock (c.1510-70)

Apollo and Daphne, 1622-25 (marble)
XIR152471 Apollo and Daphne, 1622-25 (marble) by Bernini, Gian Lorenzo (1598-1680); height: 243 cm; Galleria Borghese, Rome, Lazio, Italy; Italian, out of copyright

Publius Ovidius Naso
PUBLIUS OVIDIUS NASO known as Ovid Roman poet

Apollo and Daphne
3433591 Apollo and Daphne by Chiari, Giuseppe Bartolomeo (1654-1724); Galleria Spada, Rome, Lazio, Italy; (add.info.: Chiari Giuseppe 1654-1727 " Apollo e Dafne" - Roma)

Dionysus and two Maenads. Attic black-figured amphora, ca 550-530 BC. Found in the Collection of Bibliothe que Nationale de France

Pygmalion and Galatea, c. 1890. Artist: Gerome, Jean-Leon (1824-1904)
Pygmalion and Galatea, c. 1890. Found in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Perseus turning Phineas and his Followers to Stone, Early 1680s. Artist: Giordano, Luca (1632-1705)
Perseus turning Phineas and his Followers to Stone, Early 1680s. Found in the collection of the National Gallery, London

Head of Medusa, 1630. Artist: Bernini, Gianlorenzo (1598-1680)
Head of Medusa, 1630. Found in the collection of the Musei Capitolini, Rome

Orpheus Leading Eurydice from the Underworld, 1861. Artist: Corot, Jean-Baptiste Camille (1796-1875)
Orpheus Leading Eurydice from the Underworld, 1861. Found in the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

The Silver Age, 1527. Artist: Lucas Cranach the Elder
The Silver Age, 1527. Aportrayal of the second of the four Ages of the World from Ovids poem. Found in the collection of the Kunstsammlungen zu Weimar, Weimar, Germany

Animal magnetism, satirical artwork
Animal magnetism. Satirical artwork depicting a patient and animal magnetism practitioner with animal heads. Animal magnetism was developed by the German physician Franz Mesmer (1734-1815)

A Sunset or Landscape with Argus Guarding Io (oil on canvas)
HLK151704 A Sunset or Landscape with Argus Guarding Io (oil on canvas) by Claude Lorrain (Claude Gellee) (1600-82); 101x126.5 cm; By kind permission of the Earl of Leicester

Mask on vine leaves and bunches of grapes, 1st H. 1st cen. AD. Found in the Collection of Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Napoli

Medusa, 1903. Artist: Kotarbinsky, Vasilii (Wilhelm) Alexandrovich (1849-1921)
Medusa, 1903. Private Collection

Silenus gathering Grapes, c. 1598. Artist: Carracci, Annibale (1560-1609)
Silenus gathering Grapes, c. 1598. Found in the collection of the National Gallery, London

Jupiter and Mnemosyne (After Perino del Vaga), 1527. Artist: Caraglio, Gian Jacopo (1505-1565)
Jupiter and Mnemosyne (After Perino del Vaga), 1527. Found in the collection of Szepmuveszeti Muzeum, Budapest

Frontispiece of "Metamorphoses" of the Latin poet Publius Ovidius Naso called Ovide (43 BC 18)
AIS5352020 Frontispiece of "Metamorphoses" of the Latin poet Publius Ovidius Naso called Ovide (43 BC 18) 1584 (engraving); © Iberfoto.

The Love Books of Ovid: He will tell thee how many throats he has cut (colour litho)
5224219 The Love Books of Ovid: He will tell thee how many throats he has cut (colour litho) by Bosschere, Jean de (1878-1953); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Love Books of Ovid: Let her body become a living letter (colour litho)
5224214 The Love Books of Ovid: Let her body become a living letter (colour litho) by Bosschere, Jean de (1878-1953); Private Collection; (add.info.: Let her body become a living letter)

The Love Books of Ovid: The unforeseen encounter of some passionate lovers (colour litho)
5224213 The Love Books of Ovid: The unforeseen encounter of some passionate lovers (colour litho) by Bosschere, Jean de (1878-1953); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Love Books of Ovid: To press her softly to my side (colour litho)
5224208 The Love Books of Ovid: To press her softly to my side (colour litho) by Bosschere, Jean de (1878-1953); Private Collection; (add.info.: To press her softly to my side)

The Love Books of Ovid: Accompanied by a hound with a keen scent (colour litho)
5224196 The Love Books of Ovid: Accompanied by a hound with a keen scent (colour litho) by Bosschere, Jean de (1878-1953); Private Collection; (add.info.: Accompanied by a hound with a keen scent)

Picus is transformed into a woodpecker by the magician Circe - The transformation of Picus into a woodpecker by
FLO4607750 Picus is transformed into a woodpecker by the magician Circe - The transformation of Picus into a woodpecker by the witch Circe. Copperplate engraving by W

Galanthis is transformed into weasel by Illythia, goddess of childbirth - The transformation of Galanthis into a weasel
FLO4607719 Galanthis is transformed into weasel by Illythia, goddess of childbirth - The transformation of Galanthis into a weasel by Lucina, goddess of childbirth. Copperplate engraving by W

Procris's death, accidentally killed by Cephale - Procris killed by an arrow which her husband Cephalus darted
FLO4607673 Procris's death, accidentally killed by Cephale - Procris killed by an arrow which her husband Cephalus darted through the thicket while hunting. Greek myth

Cadmos (Kadmos) and Harmony Transforms into Snakes - Cadmus and Hermione metamorphosed into serpents from Ovid's
FLO4607714 Cadmos (Kadmos) and Harmony Transforms into Snakes - Cadmus and Hermione metamorphosed into serpents from Ovid's Metamorphoses. Copperplate engraving by W

Illustration from 'Tableaux du temple des muses' 1655
5306283 Illustration from 'Tableaux du temple des muses' 1655.; Universal History Archive/UIG.

The Love Books of Ovid: Such kisses as Phoebus to Diana gives (colour litho)
5224207 The Love Books of Ovid: Such kisses as Phoebus to Diana gives (colour litho) by Bosschere, Jean de (1878-1953); Private Collection; (add.info.: Such kisses as Phoebus to Diana gives)

The Love Books of Ovid: Happy is he who dies in the lists of love (colour litho)
5224206 The Love Books of Ovid: Happy is he who dies in the lists of love (colour litho) by Bosschere, Jean de (1878-1953); Private Collection; (add.info.: Happy is he who dies in the lists of love)

The Love Books of Ovid: My mistress disdains not to incite (colour litho)
5224203 The Love Books of Ovid: My mistress disdains not to incite (colour litho) by Bosschere, Jean de (1878-1953); Private Collection; (add.info.: My mistress disdains not to incite)

The Love Books of Ovid: Nevertheless the Romans carry off the women (colour litho)
5224201 The Love Books of Ovid: Nevertheless the Romans carry off the women (colour litho) by Bosschere, Jean de (1878-1953); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Love Books of Ovid: Have recourse to playfulness and to whatsoever may excite love (colour litho)
5224200 The Love Books of Ovid: Have recourse to playfulness and to whatsoever may excite love (colour litho) by Bosschere

The Love Books of Ovid: When thou sailest the open sea (colour litho)
5224199 The Love Books of Ovid: When thou sailest the open sea (colour litho) by Bosschere, Jean de (1878-1953); Private Collection; (add.info.: When thou sailest the open sea)

Page of "The Epitres" by Ovid (43 BC - 18 AD), 15th century (illuminated manuscript)
AIS5363698 Page of "The Epitres" by Ovid (43 BC - 18 AD), 15th century (illuminated manuscript); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France; © Iberfoto.

The Love Books of Ovid: Captives in thy train, youths and maidens shall follow (colour litho)
5224210 The Love Books of Ovid: Captives in thy train, youths and maidens shall follow (colour litho) by Bosschere, Jean de (1878-1953); Private Collection; (add.info.: Captives in thy train)

The Love Books of Ovid: The fierce Lapithae and the monstrous race of the Centaurs (colour litho)
5224205 The Love Books of Ovid: The fierce Lapithae and the monstrous race of the Centaurs (colour litho) by Bosschere, Jean de (1878-1953); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Love Books of Ovid: Come, learn from me how to impart a dazzling whiteness to your skin (colour litho)
5224212 The Love Books of Ovid: Come, learn from me how to impart a dazzling whiteness to your skin (colour litho) by Bosschere, Jean de (1878-1953); Private Collection; (add.info.: Come)

The Love Books of Ovid: They deem themselves beautiful in every aspect (colour litho)
5224194 The Love Books of Ovid: They deem themselves beautiful in every aspect (colour litho) by Bosschere, Jean de (1878-1953); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Love Books of Ovid: Venus herself never putteth off her veil, but, with modest hand
5224215 The Love Books of Ovid: Venus herself never putteth off her veil, but, with modest hand, she covereth her charms (colour litho) by Bosschere

The Love Books of Ovid: She delighteth to profane the chastity of the marriage bed (colour litho)
5224218 The Love Books of Ovid: She delighteth to profane the chastity of the marriage bed (colour litho) by Bosschere, Jean de (1878-1953); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Love Books of Ovid: Love, with flushed cheeks, holds in her frail arms the amphora of Bacchus (colour litho)
5224211 The Love Books of Ovid: Love, with flushed cheeks, holds in her frail arms the amphora of Bacchus (colour litho) by Bosschere, Jean de (1878-1953); Private Collection; (add.info.: Love)

The Love Books of Ovid: The Fair Leda, whom the divine adulterer seduced (colour litho)
5224209 The Love Books of Ovid: The Fair Leda, whom the divine adulterer seduced (colour litho) by Bosschere, Jean de (1878-1953); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Fair Leda)

The Love Books of Ovid: A really inexperienced girl will offer herself to the gaze (colour litho)
5224202 The Love Books of Ovid: A really inexperienced girl will offer herself to the gaze (colour litho) by Bosschere, Jean de (1878-1953); Private Collection; (add.info)

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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.