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Metamorphosis Collection

Background imageMetamorphosis Collection: Cadmus and Hermione, metamorphosed into Serpents, 1776. Artist: W Walker

Cadmus and Hermione, metamorphosed into Serpents, 1776. Artist: W Walker
Cadmus and Hermione, metamorphosed into Serpents, 1776. A plate from The Copper-Plate Magazine or A Monthly Treasure, London, 1776

Background imageMetamorphosis Collection: The Pine Bombyx, from 'The Universe', 1870. Creator: Mesnel

The Pine Bombyx, from "The Universe", 1870. Creator: Mesnel
The Pine Bombyx, from "The Universe", 1870. 'A very handsome volume is published by Messrs. Blackie and Son, of Paternoster-row and of Glasgow and Edinburgh, entitled "The Universe; or

Background imageMetamorphosis Collection: Ladon and Syrinx, 1510. Creator: Giovanni Agostino da Lodi

Ladon and Syrinx, 1510. Creator: Giovanni Agostino da Lodi
Ladon and Syrinx, 1510

Background imageMetamorphosis Collection: Apollo and Daphne, 1630-1670. Creator: Unknown

Apollo and Daphne, 1630-1670. Creator: Unknown
Apollo and Daphne, 1630-1670

Background imageMetamorphosis Collection: A knight disguised as a stag - design for a tapestry, 1920. Creator: Joakim Skovgaard

A knight disguised as a stag - design for a tapestry, 1920. Creator: Joakim Skovgaard
A knight disguised as a stag - design for a tapestry, 1920. Scene from a Danish song - the maiden Urselille is led astray by the knight Peder, who has taken the form of a deer

Background imageMetamorphosis Collection: Four Seasons, Summer: Diana surprised by Actaeon, 1856-1863. Creator: Delacroix, Eugène (1798-1863)

Four Seasons, Summer: Diana surprised by Actaeon, 1856-1863. Creator: Delacroix, Eugène (1798-1863)
Four Seasons, Summer: Diana surprised by Actaeon, 1856-1863. Found in the Collection of the Museu de Arte de S£o Paulo

Background imageMetamorphosis Collection: Cadmus Sows the Dragon's Teeth Which Turn into Armed Men, published 1615. Creator: Hendrik Goltzius

Cadmus Sows the Dragon's Teeth Which Turn into Armed Men, published 1615. Creator: Hendrik Goltzius
Cadmus Sows the Dragon's Teeth Which Turn into Armed Men, published 1615. Book: Metamorphoses by Ovid, book 3, plate 4

Background imageMetamorphosis Collection: Battus Changed into a Stone, published 1590. Creator: Hendrik Goltzius

Battus Changed into a Stone, published 1590. Creator: Hendrik Goltzius
Battus Changed into a Stone, published 1590

Background imageMetamorphosis Collection: Arcas Preparing to Kill his Mother, Changed into a Bear, published 1590. Creator: Hendrik Goltzius

Arcas Preparing to Kill his Mother, Changed into a Bear, published 1590. Creator: Hendrik Goltzius
Arcas Preparing to Kill his Mother, Changed into a Bear, published 1590. Plate: Metamorphoses by Ovid, book 2, plate 9

Background imageMetamorphosis Collection: Jupiter Assuming the Form of Diana in Order to Seduce Callisto, published 1590

Jupiter Assuming the Form of Diana in Order to Seduce Callisto, published 1590. Creator: Hendrik Goltzius
Jupiter Assuming the Form of Diana in Order to Seduce Callisto, published 1590. Book: Metamorphoses by Ovid, book 2, plate 6

Background imageMetamorphosis Collection: The Rape of Europa, published 1590. Creator: Hendrik Goltzius

The Rape of Europa, published 1590. Creator: Hendrik Goltzius
The Rape of Europa, published 1590. Book: Metamorphoses by Ovid, book 2, plate 20

Background imageMetamorphosis Collection: Daphne Changed into a Laurel Tree, published 1589. Creator: Hendrik Goltzius

Daphne Changed into a Laurel Tree, published 1589. Creator: Hendrik Goltzius
Daphne Changed into a Laurel Tree, published 1589. Book: Metamorphoses by Ovid, book 1, plate 14

Background imageMetamorphosis Collection: Metamorphosis of a Small Emperor Moth, after 1679. Creator: Workshop of Maria Sibylla Merian

Metamorphosis of a Small Emperor Moth, after 1679. Creator: Workshop of Maria Sibylla Merian
Metamorphosis of a Small Emperor Moth, after 1679. Branch with sweet cherry; metamorphosis from a caterpillar to a butterfly

Background imageMetamorphosis Collection: The Wicked Thoughts of the Priest Raigo of Miidera Transform Him into a Rat, 1891

The Wicked Thoughts of the Priest Raigo of Miidera Transform Him into a Rat, 1891. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
The Wicked Thoughts of the Priest Raigo of Miidera Transform Him into a Rat, 1891. From New Forms of the Thirty-six Ghosts

Background imageMetamorphosis Collection: Metamorphosis of the Pierides, published 1606. Creators: Antonio Tempesta, Wilhelm Janson

Metamorphosis of the Pierides, published 1606. Creators: Antonio Tempesta, Wilhelm Janson
Metamorphosis of the Pierides, published 1606. From The Metamorphoses of Ovid, pl. 45

Background imageMetamorphosis Collection: Salmacis and Hermaphrodite Transformed into a Single Person, published 1615

Salmacis and Hermaphrodite Transformed into a Single Person, published 1615. Creator: Hendrik Goltzius
Salmacis and Hermaphrodite Transformed into a Single Person, published 1615. Book: Metamorphoses by Ovid, book 4, plate 12

Background imageMetamorphosis Collection: Figure Undergoing Transformation, 900-300 B.C.. Creator: Unknown

Figure Undergoing Transformation, 900-300 B.C.. Creator: Unknown
Figure Undergoing Transformation, 900-300 B.C

Background imageMetamorphosis Collection: Insects, 1783. Creator: Jan Brandes

Insects, 1783. Creator: Jan Brandes
Insects, 1783. Batavian grasshopper or beetle, cricket Gryllus domesticus, caterpillar, pupae and cockroach Blatta americana

Background imageMetamorphosis Collection: Danae and the Shower of Gold, c17th century. Creator: Unknown

Danae and the Shower of Gold, c17th century. Creator: Unknown
Danae and the Shower of Gold, c17th century

Background imageMetamorphosis Collection: Mercury and Io, 1632. Creator: Willem Ossenbeeck

Mercury and Io, 1632. Creator: Willem Ossenbeeck
Mercury and Io, 1632. Io, who was transformed into a cow by Juno, is returned to her father Inachus by Mercury

Background imageMetamorphosis Collection: Fotis sees her Lover Lucius Transformed into an Ass, 1809. Creator: Nicolai Abraham Abildgaard

Fotis sees her Lover Lucius Transformed into an Ass, 1809. Creator: Nicolai Abraham Abildgaard
Fotis sees her Lover Lucius Transformed into an Ass. Motif from Apeleius The Golden Ass, 1809

Background imageMetamorphosis Collection: Battus Transformed into Stone. Creator: Herman van Swanevelt

Battus Transformed into Stone. Creator: Herman van Swanevelt
Battus Transformed into Stone

Background imageMetamorphosis Collection: Jove Turns Lycaon into a Wolf, 1665. Creator: Georg Andreas Wolfgang

Jove Turns Lycaon into a Wolf, 1665. Creator: Georg Andreas Wolfgang
Jove Turns Lycaon into a Wolf, 1665

Background imageMetamorphosis Collection: Diana and Actaeon (the Metamorphosis of Acteon), 1544. Creator: Jean Mignon

Diana and Actaeon (the Metamorphosis of Acteon), 1544. Creator: Jean Mignon
Diana and Actaeon (the Metamorphosis of Acteon), 1544

Background imageMetamorphosis Collection: Reproduction of print showing Nymphs before Jupiter, between 1915 and 1925

Reproduction of print showing Nymphs before Jupiter, between 1915 and 1925. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
Reproduction of print showing Nymphs before Jupiter, between 1915 and 1925. Photograph of a woodblock from Francesco Colonna, "Hypnerotomachia Poliphili", Venice, 1499

Background imageMetamorphosis Collection: The International Exhibition: 'Daphne', marble statue by Marshall Wood... 1862. Creator: Unknown

The International Exhibition: "Daphne", marble statue by Marshall Wood... 1862. Creator: Unknown
The International Exhibition: "Daphne", marble statue by Marshall Wood - from a photograph by the London Stereoscopic Company

Background imageMetamorphosis Collection: Plate 1: Apuleius changed into a donkey, listening to the story told by the old woman, ... 1530-60

Plate 1: Apuleius changed into a donkey, listening to the story told by the old woman, ... 1530-60
Plate 1: Apuleius changed into a donkey, listening to the story told by the old woman, from the Story of Cupid and Psyche as told by Apuleius, 1530-60

Background imageMetamorphosis Collection: Title Plate from 'The Introduction of the Silkworm'[Vermis Sericus], ca

Title Plate from "The Introduction of the Silkworm"[Vermis Sericus], ca. 1595 Creator: Karel van Mallery
Title Plate from " The Introduction of the Silkworm" [Vermis Sericus], ca. 1595

Background imageMetamorphosis Collection: The Metamorphosis of Acteon, 1535-55. Creator: Jean Mignon

The Metamorphosis of Acteon, 1535-55. Creator: Jean Mignon
The Metamorphosis of Acteon, 1535-55

Background imageMetamorphosis Collection: Ignorance and Mercury (an allegory of Virtue and Vice), Mercury kneeling at right... ca

Ignorance and Mercury (an allegory of Virtue and Vice), Mercury kneeling at right... ca
Ignorance and Mercury (an allegory of Virtue and Vice), Mercury kneeling at right holding a staff and taking the hand of a man who emerges from a pile of naked bodies

Background imageMetamorphosis Collection: A Caterpillar and Two Moths on a Branch and Two Butterflies, early 18th-mid 18th century

A Caterpillar and Two Moths on a Branch and Two Butterflies, early 18th-mid 18th century

Background imageMetamorphosis Collection: Diana and Actaeon, ca. 1600. Creator: Liberi, Pietro (1605-1687)

Diana and Actaeon, ca. 1600. Creator: Liberi, Pietro (1605-1687)
Diana and Actaeon, ca. 1600. Found in the Collection of Staatliche Museen, Berlin

Background imageMetamorphosis Collection: Diana and Actaeon, c. 1640. Creator: Albani, Francesco (1578-1660)

Diana and Actaeon, c. 1640. Creator: Albani, Francesco (1578-1660)
Diana and Actaeon, c. 1640. Found in the Collection of Musee du Louvre, Paris

Background imageMetamorphosis Collection: Diana and Actaeon, c. 1617. Creator: Albani, Francesco (1578-1660)

Diana and Actaeon, c. 1617. Creator: Albani, Francesco (1578-1660)
Diana and Actaeon, c. 1617. Found in the Collection of Musee du Louvre, Paris

Background imageMetamorphosis Collection: Diana and Actaeon, ca 1600-1603. Creator: Cesari, Giuseppe (1568-1640)

Diana and Actaeon, ca 1600-1603. Creator: Cesari, Giuseppe (1568-1640)
Diana and Actaeon, ca 1600-1603. Found in the Collection of Musee du Louvre, Paris

Background imageMetamorphosis Collection: Damselflies, dragonflies and water snails, c1930s?, (1946). Creator: Vere Temple

Damselflies, dragonflies and water snails, c1930s?, (1946). Creator: Vere Temple
Damselflies, dragonflies and water snails, c1930s?, (1946). Damsel Fly, Coenagrion puella, with larva and emerging from nymph-case; Large Dragon Fly, Aeschna cyanea with larvae; snails

Background imageMetamorphosis Collection: Peacock, Smalll Tortoiseshell and Comma Butterflies... c1930s, (1945). Creator: Vere Temple

Peacock, Smalll Tortoiseshell and Comma Butterflies... c1930s, (1945). Creator: Vere Temple
Peacock, Smalll Tortoiseshell and Comma Butterflies - Vanessa io, Vanessa urticae and Vannessa c-album, c1930s, (1945). Aglais io, Aglais urticae and Polygonia c-album - chrysalises

Background imageMetamorphosis Collection: Dragonflies, c1930s, (1945). Creator: Vere Temple

Dragonflies, c1930s, (1945). Creator: Vere Temple
Dragonflies, c1930s, (1945). Male and female of Agrion splendens, a type of damselfly; male Libellula fulva, the scarce chaser dragonfly; nymph case of Agrion splendens; Pimpla instigator

Background imageMetamorphosis Collection: Magpie or Currant Moth: Phalaena grossulariata, 1813, (1945). Creator: Edward Donovan

Magpie or Currant Moth: Phalaena grossulariata, 1813, (1945). Creator: Edward Donovan
Magpie or Currant Moth: Phalaena grossulariata, 1813, (1945). Illustration by Edward Donovan from his " Natural History of British Insects"

Background imageMetamorphosis Collection: The other two look d on, exclaiming, Ah! How dost thou change, Agnello!, c1890

The other two look d on, exclaiming, Ah! How dost thou change, Agnello!, c1890
The other two look d on, exclaiming, " Ah! How dost thou change, Agnello!", c1890. The Florentine thief Agnello Brunelleschi and Cianfa Donati the serpent merging into a single body

Background imageMetamorphosis Collection: Frogs, 19th century. Creator: Unknown

Frogs, 19th century. Creator: Unknown
Frogs, 19th century. Rana esculenta - Edible Frog; Tadpole of Rana esculenta; Ceratophrys cornutas - Horned Frog; Hyla vulgaris - Tree Frog; Tadpoles of Hyla vulgaris

Background imageMetamorphosis Collection: Fotis sees her Lover Lucius Transformed into an Ass. Motif from Apeleius The Golden Ass, 1807-1808

Fotis sees her Lover Lucius Transformed into an Ass. Motif from Apeleius The Golden Ass, 1807-1808

Background imageMetamorphosis Collection: The Cerastae changed into bulls, and the Propoetides into rocks. Artist: Martin Bouche

The Cerastae changed into bulls, and the Propoetides into rocks. Artist: Martin Bouche
The Cerastae changed into bulls, and the Propoetides into rocks. A scene from Ovids Metamorphoses

Background imageMetamorphosis Collection: Stages of Development of a Damselfly, from Brehms Tierleben, pub. 1860s (colour lithograph) 

Stages of Development of a Damselfly, from Brehms Tierleben, pub. 1860s (colour lithograph) 
Stages of Development of a Damselfly, from Brehms Tierleben, pub. 1860s (colour lithograph), 1860

Background imageMetamorphosis Collection: Diana and Actaeon (Artemis surprise au bain par Acteon)

Diana and Actaeon (Artemis surprise au bain par Acteon)
Diana and Actaeon (Arte mis surprise au bain par Acte on). Found in the Collection of Muse e de l Oise, Beauvais

Background imageMetamorphosis Collection: Diana and Actaeon, ca 1580-1585

Diana and Actaeon, ca 1580-1585. Found in the Collection of Museo Francesco Borgogna, Vercelli

Background imageMetamorphosis Collection: Diana and Actaeon

Diana and Actaeon. Found in the Collection of Art History Museum, Vienne

Background imageMetamorphosis Collection: Diana and Actaeon. Artist: Turchi, Alessandro (1578-1649)

Diana and Actaeon. Artist: Turchi, Alessandro (1578-1649)
Diana and Actaeon. Found in the collection of Musee d art classique, Mougins

Background imageMetamorphosis Collection: Diana and Actaeon. Artist: Galloche, Louis (1670-1761)

Diana and Actaeon. Artist: Galloche, Louis (1670-1761)
Diana and Actaeon. Found in the collection of the State Hermitage, St. Petersburg

Background imageMetamorphosis Collection: Shakespeares First Published Work - 1st Edition of Venus and Adonis, 1593, (1946)

Shakespeares First Published Work - 1st Edition of Venus and Adonis, 1593, (1946). Venus and Adonis is a poem by William Shakespeare (1564-1616), written between 1592

Background imageMetamorphosis Collection: The Kitchen Metamorphosed, 1762

The Kitchen Metamorphosed, 1762. Illustration from Social Caricature in the Eighteenth Century... With over two hundred illustrations by George Paston (pseudonym of Emily Morse Symonds], (London)

Background imageMetamorphosis Collection: The Buck Metamorphosed... 1754.Artist: G Smith

The Buck Metamorphosed... 1754.Artist: G Smith
The Buck Metamorphosed or Mr Foote in the character of the Englishman return d from Paris, 1754. A comment on French fashions which were seen as foppish by the British

Background imageMetamorphosis Collection: Diana and Actaeon, 1556-1559. Artist: Titian (1488-1576)

Diana and Actaeon, 1556-1559. Artist: Titian (1488-1576)
Diana and Actaeon, 1556-1559. Found in the collection of the National Gallery, London

Background imageMetamorphosis Collection: The Death of Actaeon, ca 1559-1575. Artist: Titian (1488-1576)

The Death of Actaeon, ca 1559-1575. Artist: Titian (1488-1576)
The Death of Actaeon, ca 1559-1575. Found in the collection of the National Gallery, London

Background imageMetamorphosis Collection: Diana and Actaeon, ca 1604. Artist: Cesari, Giuseppe (1568-1640)

Diana and Actaeon, ca 1604. Artist: Cesari, Giuseppe (1568-1640)
Diana and Actaeon, ca 1604. Found in the collection of the Szepmuveszeti Muzeum, Budapest

Background imageMetamorphosis Collection: Diana with Actaeon and Callisto, 1634. Artist: Rembrandt van Rhijn (1606-1669)

Diana with Actaeon and Callisto, 1634. Artist: Rembrandt van Rhijn (1606-1669)
Diana with Actaeon and Callisto, 1634. Found in the collection of the Museum Wasserburg Anholt

Background imageMetamorphosis Collection: Diana and Actaeon, ca 1595. Artist: Brueghel, Jan, the Elder (1568-1625)

Diana and Actaeon, ca 1595. Artist: Brueghel, Jan, the Elder (1568-1625)
Diana and Actaeon, ca 1595. From a private collection

Background imageMetamorphosis Collection: Cygnus transformed into a swan and Phaetons sisters into poplars, 1655. Artist: Michel de Marolles

Cygnus transformed into a swan and Phaetons sisters into poplars, 1655. Artist: Michel de Marolles
Cygnus transformed into a swan and Phaetons sisters into poplars, 1655. A plate from Michel de Marolless Tableaux du Temple des Muses, Paris, 1655. Found in the collection of Jean Claude Carriere

Background imageMetamorphosis Collection: Myrrha, retired into the Country of the Sabeans, is delivered of Adonis... 1775. Artist: W Walker

Myrrha, retired into the Country of the Sabeans, is delivered of Adonis... 1775. Artist: W Walker
Myrrha, retired into the Country of the Sabeans, is delivered of Adonis, and afterwards Metamorphosed into a Tree, 1775. A plate from The Copper-Plate Magazine or A Monthly Treasure, London, 1775

Background imageMetamorphosis Collection: Tithonus, Eoss lover, turned into a grasshopper, 1655. Artist: Michel de Marolles

Tithonus, Eoss lover, turned into a grasshopper, 1655. Artist: Michel de Marolles
Tithonus, Eoss lover, turned into a grasshopper, 1655. A plate from Michel de Marolless Tableaux du Temple des Muses, Paris, 1655. Found in the collection of Jean Claude Carriere

Background imageMetamorphosis Collection: Clytie transformed into a sunflower, 1655. Artist: Michel de Marolles

Clytie transformed into a sunflower, 1655. Artist: Michel de Marolles
Clytie transformed into a sunflower, 1655. A plate from Michel de Marolless Tableaux du Temple des Muses, Paris, 1655. Found in the collection of Jean Claude Carriere

Background imageMetamorphosis Collection: Io changed into a cow: Mercury cuts off Argus head, 1655. Artist: Michel de Marolles

Io changed into a cow: Mercury cuts off Argus head, 1655. Artist: Michel de Marolles
Io changed into a cow: Mercury cuts off Argus head, 1655. A plate from Michel de Marolless Tableaux du Temple des Muses, Paris, 1655. Found in the collection of Jean Claude Carriere

Background imageMetamorphosis Collection: Glaucus turned into a sea god, 1733. Artist: Bernard Picart

Glaucus turned into a sea god, 1733. Artist: Bernard Picart
Glaucus turned into a sea god, 1733. A plate from Le Temple des Muses, Amsterdam, 1733. Found in the collection of Jean Claude Carriere

Background imageMetamorphosis Collection: Salmacis and Hemaphroditus united in one body, 1733. Artist: Bernard Picart

Salmacis and Hemaphroditus united in one body, 1733. Artist: Bernard Picart
Salmacis and Hemaphroditus united in one body, 1733. A plate from Le temple des Muses, Amsterdam, 1733. Found in the collection of Jean Claude Carriere

Background imageMetamorphosis Collection: The Nymph Echo Changed into Sound, 1733. Artist: Bernard Picart

The Nymph Echo Changed into Sound, 1733. Artist: Bernard Picart
The Nymph Echo Changed into Sound, 1733. A plate from Le temple des Muses, Amsterdam, 1733. Fround in the collection of Jean Claude Carriere

Background imageMetamorphosis Collection: Acteon turn d into a Stag, and devour d by his dogs, 1733. Artist: Bernard Picart

Acteon turn d into a Stag, and devour d by his dogs, 1733. Artist: Bernard Picart
Acteon turn d into a Stag, and devour d by his dogs, 1733. Prince Acteon happened upon Diana naked while she was bathing. A plate from Le temple des Muses, Amsterdam, 1733

Background imageMetamorphosis Collection: Lycaon Metamorphosed into a Wolf, 1733. Artist: Bernard Picart

Lycaon Metamorphosed into a Wolf, 1733. Artist: Bernard Picart
Lycaon Metamorphosed into a Wolf, 1733. A plate from Le temple des Muses, Amsterdam, 1733. Fround in the collection of Jean Claude Carriere

Background imageMetamorphosis Collection: The Transfiguration, 1311. Artist: Duccio di Buoninsegna

The Transfiguration, 1311. Artist: Duccio di Buoninsegna
The Transfiguration, 1311. Found in the collection of the National Gallery, London

Background imageMetamorphosis Collection: The Transfiguration, 17th century. Artist: Moses

The Transfiguration, 17th century. Artist: Moses
The Transfiguration, 17th century

Background imageMetamorphosis Collection: Metamorphoses of the Peacock butterfly, 1888. Artist: Thomas Brown

Metamorphoses of the Peacock butterfly, 1888. Artist: Thomas Brown
Metamorphoses of the Peacock butterfly, 1888. The Peacock (Inachis io), is a butterfly of the temperate regions of Europe and Asia

Background imageMetamorphosis Collection: The Silk-Worm, c1850. Artist: Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins

The Silk-Worm, c1850. Artist: Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins
The Silk-Worm, c1850. Silk, from the silk moth (Bombyx) to the finished product. The central panel shows the lifecycle of the moth from egg to adult


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