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"Poets, Lovers, and Heroes in Italian Mythological Prints": The Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin, v. 61 no. 3 (Winter, 2004)

THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART BULLETIN | VOLUME 61 | NUMBER 3

"Poets, Lovers, and Heroes in Italian Mythological Prints"

Thompson, Wendy

2004

56 pages

This title is out of print.

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Wendy Thompson

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Orpheus seated playing his lyre, and charming the animals, Peregrino da Cesena Italian, Niello print (in the manner of nielli) — Orpheus seated playing his lyre, and charming the animals
Peregrino da Cesena
ca. 1500–20

Methamorphoseos vulgare, Ovid Roman, Printed book with woodcut illustrations — Methamorphoseos vulgare
Multiple artists/makers
March 7, 1501

Hypnerotomachia Poliphili, Francesco Colonna Italian, Printed book with woodcut illustrations — Hypnerotomachia Poliphili
Multiple artists/makers
December 1499

Apollo and Daphne, Andrea Schiavone (Andrea Meldola) Italian, Etching — Apollo and Daphne
Andrea Schiavone (Andrea Meldola)
ca. 1538–40

Fall of the Giants, Jupiter in the clouds overhead striking the Giants with lightning, Girolamo Fagiuoli Italian, Engraving — Fall of the Giants, Jupiter in the clouds overhead striking the Giants with lightning
Girolamo Fagiuoli
Perino del Vaga (Pietro Buonaccorsi)
ca. 1539–49

The Fall of the Giants, Salvator Rosa Italian, Etching with drypoint — The Fall of the Giants
Salvator Rosa
1663

Apollo standing at left shooting a python with an arrow, above to the left are the muses and at right on a cloud Cupid approaching Apollo, from "Story of Apollo and Daphne", Master of the Die Italian, Engraving — Apollo standing at left shooting a python with an arrow, above to the left are the muses and at right on a cloud Cupid approaching Apollo, from "Story of Apollo and Daphne"
Master of the Die
Baldassare Tommaso Peruzzi
1530–60

Daphne embracing her father, the river-god Peneus, at the left three nymphs bring jars from "Story of Apollo and Daphne", Master of the Die Italian, Engraving — Daphne embracing her father, the river-god Peneus, at the left three nymphs bring jars from "Story of Apollo and Daphne"
Master of the Die
Baldassare Tommaso Peruzzi
1530–60

Apollo chasing Daphne who throws her arms up, in the background at right shows the moment she turns in a laurel, from "Story of Apollo and Daphne", Master of the Die Italian, Engraving — Apollo chasing Daphne who throws her arms up, in the background at right shows the moment she turns in a laurel, from "Story of Apollo and Daphne"
Master of the Die
Baldassare Tommaso Peruzzi
1530–60

River gods consoling Peneus for the Loss of his Daughter, Daphne, from "Story of Apollo and Daphne", Master of the Die Italian, Engraving — River gods consoling Peneus for the Loss of his Daughter, Daphne, from "Story of Apollo and Daphne"
Master of the Die
Baldassare Tommaso Peruzzi
1530–60

Apollo and Diana, Jacopo de' Barbari Italian, Engraving — Apollo and Diana
Jacopo de' Barbari
ca. 1503–5

Apollo holding pipes in his right hand accompanied by Pegasus, Angiolo Falconetto Italian, Etching — Apollo holding pipes in his right hand accompanied by Pegasus
Angiolo Falconetto
Giulio Romano
1556–60

Poetry (Poesia XXVII), Master of the E-Series Tarocchi Italian, Engraving with gold hand coloring — Poetry (Poesia XXVII)
Master of the E-Series Tarocchi
ca. 1465–67

Euterpe (Euterpe XVIII), Master of the E-Series Tarocchi Italian, Engraving — Euterpe (Euterpe XVIII)
Master of the E-Series Tarocchi
ca. 1465–67

Minerva and the Muses, Andrea Schiavone (Andrea Meldola) Italian, Etching and drypoint — Minerva and the Muses
Andrea Schiavone (Andrea Meldola)
n.d.

Apollo sitting on Parnassus surrounded by the muses and famous poets, Marcantonio Raimondi Italian, Engraving; second state of five — Apollo sitting on Parnassus surrounded by the muses and famous poets
Marcantonio Raimondi
Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio or Santi)
ca. 1517–20

Apollo and the Muses on Parnassus, Raphael Morghen Italian, Engraving — Apollo and the Muses on Parnassus
Raphael Morghen
Anton Raphael Mengs
1784

Muses at the Foot of Mount Parnassus, Antonio Fantuzzi Italian, Etching — Muses at the Foot of Mount Parnassus
Antonio Fantuzzi
Francesco Primaticcio
1540–45

The Lament of the Art of Painting, Cornelis Cort Netherlandish, Engraving; two plates printed on two sheets — The Lament of the Art of Painting
Cornelis Cort
Federico Zuccaro (Zuccari)
1579

Apollo and Marsyas and the Judgment of Midas, Melchior Meier German, Engraving — Apollo and Marsyas and the Judgment of Midas
Melchior Meier
1581

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