Artworks · Antonio Tempesta

Plate 26: Actaeon Killed by His Dogs (Actaeon a proprÿs canibus discerpitur), from Ovid's 'Metamorphoses'

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Plate 17: Ocyrhoe Changed into a Horse (Ocyroe vaticinata in equam), from Ovid's 'Metamorphoses'

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Plate 18: Mercury Falling in love with Herse (Mercurius Herses amore accenditur), from Ovid's 'Metamorphoses'

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Plate 139: The Apulian Shepherd Changed into an Olive Tree (Apulus pastor in oleastrum transit), from Ovid's 'Metamorphoses'

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Plate 136: Circe Changing Picus into a Bird (Circes concubitum detestatur Picus), from Ovid's 'Metamorphoses'

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Plate 105: Diana aiming her bow toward Chione, who is accompanied by two children, in another scene at left Mercury approaches the sleeping Chione, from a series illustrating 'The Metamorphoses' of Ovid

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Plate 116: The Battle of the Lapithae and the Centaurs (Caeneus in Perithoi nuptijs a Centauris interficitur), from Ovid's 'Metamorphoses'

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Plate 84: Hercules Throwing Lichas into the Sea (Lernaei muneris gerulum in Euboicum mare praecipitat Hercules), from Ovid's 'Metamorphoses'

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Plate 27: Semele's Wish (Semele divino Ious concubitu occiditur), from Ovid's 'Metamorphoses'

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Plate 11: Phaeton before Apollo (Funestas ad Phoebum fundit preces.), from Ovid's 'Metamorphoses'

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Plate 2: The Creation of Man (Hominis creatio), from Ovid's 'Metamorphoses'

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Plate 3: The Age of Gold (Aetas aurea), from Ovid's 'Metamorphoses'

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Plate 6: The Giants Attempting to Storm Olympus (Gigantomachia), from Ovid's 'Metamorphoses'

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Plate 7: The Flood (Diluvium.), from Ovid's 'Metamorphoses'

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Plate 128: Galatea and Acis Embracing, while Polyphemus Sings for Galatea (Acidis, Galateaeq, furtivi concubitus), from Ovid's 'Metamorphoses'

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Plate 129: Acis Killed by Polyphemus (Acidem Scolpulo orbruit Polyphemus), from Ovid's 'Metamorphoses'

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Plate 130: Scylla and Glaucus (Deus marinus effectus Glaucus Scyllae nuptias ambit), from Ovid's 'Metamorphoses'

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Plate 131: Scylla Changed by Circe's Spell (Scylla Circes veneficÿs in monstrum marinum), from Ovid's 'Metamorphoses'

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Plate 96: Venus and Adonis Embracing (Perditè a Venere adamatur Adonis), from Ovid's 'Metamorphoses'

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Plate119: The Death of Ajax (Aiax moretm Sibi consciscens, in florem abit), from Ovid's 'Metamorphoses'

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Plate 110: Morpheus, as Ceyx, Appearing to Alcyone (Morpheus Ceycis corpus Halcyoni representat), from Ovid's 'Metamorphoses'

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Plate 111: Aesacus and Hespeia (Aesacus Eperies mortem dolens ex scopulo se praecipitans abit in mergum), from Ovid's 'Metamorphoses'

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Plate 112: Agamemnon Sacrificing Iphigenia (Iphigenia Agamemnoni immolanda, à Diana (cerva eius in locum substituta) surripitur), from Ovid's 'Metamorphoses'

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Plate 113: The Greeks Battling the Trojans (Graecorum Troianorumque concursus), from Ovid's 'Metamorphoses'

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Plate 114: Achilles Battling Cygnus (Cygnus ab Achille interficitur), from Ovid's 'Metamorphoses'

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Plate 115: The Rape of Caenis (Caenis in virginitatis amißae solatium in virum fortiß.m a Neptuno transformatur), from Ovid's 'Metamorphoses'

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Plate 94: Jupiter and Ganymede (In aquilam transformatus Iupiter Ganymedem rapit), from Ovid's 'Metamorphoses'

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Plate 117: The Dispute over Achilles' Armor (Disceptatio inter Aiacem et Ulyssem propter arma Achillis), from Ovid's 'Metamorphoses'

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Plate 103: Neptune Sending a Deluge to Troy (Neptunus ob violatum a Laomendonte pactum eluviem Troianis agris immittit), from Ovid's 'Metamorphoses'

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Plate 105: Diane Killing Chione (Chione ob linguae procacitatem a Diana transfigitur), from Ovid's 'Metamorphoses'

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Plate 106: Peleus's Cattle, ad the Sea Wolf Turned to Marble (Psamantes Pelei, Thetidisq precibus expugnata lupum in saxum mutat), from Ovid's 'Metamorphoses'

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Plate 107: The Wreck of Ceyx's Ship (Ceyx Clarium oraculum petens, tempstate in Aegeo mari obruitur), from Ovid's 'Metamorphoses'

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Plate 108: Alcyone Offering Prayers to Juno (Halcyone ob mariti reditum Iunoni supplicat), from Ovid's 'Metamorphoses'

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Plate 95: The Death of Hyacinthus (Hyacinthi cruor in florem sui nominis), from Ovid's 'Metamorphoses'

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Plate 97: Hippomenes Winning the Race with Atalanta (Atalantam Veneris ope vincit Hippomenes), from Ovid's 'Metamorphoses'

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Plate 98: The Metamorphosis of Adonis (Apri dente Adonis interimitur), from Ovid's 'Metamorphoses'

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Plate 99: The Death of Orpheus (Orpheus a Bacchis discerpitur), from Ovid's 'Metamorphoses'

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Plate 100: Apollo Killing the Serpent Attacking Opheus's Head (Serpens Orphei caput dilaniaturus in saxum ab Apolline convertitur), from Ovid's 'Metamorphoses'

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Plate 102: Midas with the Ears of an Ass (Midae ob iudicij craßustiem aures asininae), from Ovid's 'Metamorphoses'

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Plate 79: Ceres Ordering Erysichthon's Punishment (Ceres ad Famem Mypham in Erisichtonis paenam amandat), from Ovid's 'Metamorphoses'

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Plate 80: Ceres' Nymph Telling Famine to Strike Erysichthon (Insatiabili fame Erisichtonem torquet Fames), from Ovid's 'Metamorphoses'

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Plate 81: Erysichthon Selling his Daughter (Diversas induta Mitra diversis divenditur), from Ovid's 'Metamorphoses'

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Plate 82: Hercules and Acheloüs (Luctatur, et vincit Acheolum Hercules), from Ovid's 'Metamorphoses'

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Plate 83: Nessus Attempting to Take Dejanera from Hercules (Neßus Dianiram rapiens telo ab Hercule configitur), from Ovid's 'Metamorphoses'

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Plate 85: The Immortalization of Hercules (A parente Hercules deitate honestatur), from Ovid's 'Metamorphoses'

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Plate 86: The Birth of Hercules (Iuno compreßis genibus Alcumenae partum differt), from Ovid's 'Metamorphoses'

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Plate 87: Dryope Changed into a Lotus Tree (Driope in arboris formam transmigrat), from Ovid's 'Metamorphoses'

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sheet: 15 9/16 x 20 1/2 in. (39.5 x 52 cm)

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Plate 64: Medea Restoring Aeson's Youth (Aesoni decrepito iuventam restituit Medea), from Ovid's 'Metamorphoses'

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