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‎Metamorphoses: Ovid and the Arts‎

‎Scholten, Frits, and Francesca Cappelletti: Metamorphoses: Ovid and the Arts. Exhibition: Amsterdam, Rijksmuseum, 2026. 352 pages, illustrated in colour. Hardback. Reconsidering Ovid's 'Metamorphoses' as a catalyst for artistic creation from antiquity to the present day. Six essays look at Ovid's storytelling, analyse its representations of women and the natural world; Bernini's responses to Ovid; discourses on creation from antiquity to the Rennaissance; and the presence of erotic and funerary elements. Followed by a catalogue of 103 paintings, sculpture, prints, tapestry, and objets d'art created in response to Ovid's retelling of myth, each illustrated and discussed in detail.‎

‎Reconsidering Ovid's 'Metamorphoses' as a catalyst for artistic creation from antiquity to the present day. Six essays look at Ovid's storytelling, analyse its representations of women and the natural world; Bernini's responses to Ovid; discourses on creation from antiquity to the Rennaissance; and the presence of erotic and funerary elements. Followed by a catalogue of 103 paintings, sculpture, prints, tapestry, and objets d'art created in response to Ovid's retelling of myth, each illustrated and discussed in detail. Text in English‎