Artworks · Antonio Tempesta

Hercules and Cerberus: Hercules grasps the collar of Cerberus, two demons appear at left, from the series 'The Labors of Hercules'

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sheet: 5 3/8 x 6 13/16 in. (13.7 x 17.3 cm)

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Hercules and the Oxen of Geryones: with a club raised by his right hand, Hercules confronts a group of galloping oxen, from the series 'The Labors of Hercules'

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sheet: 5 3/16 x 7 1/16 in. (13.2 x 18 cm)

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Hercules and the Mares of Diomedes: Hercules grasps the bridle of a rearing horse, a second horse tramples a figure in at right, from the series 'The Labors of Hercules'

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sheet: 5 5/16 x 6 15/16 in. (13.5 x 17.7 cm)

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Hercules and the Hind of Mount Cerynea: Hercules strides alongside the hind and grasps the base of one antler with his right hand, from the series 'The Labors of Hercules'

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sheet: 5 3/16 x 7 1/16 in. (13.2 x 18 cm)

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Hercules and the Hydra of Lerna: Hercules grasps his club with both hands and confronts the seven-headed hydra, from the series 'The Labors of Hercules'

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sheet: 5 3/16 x 7 1/16 in. (13.2 x 18 cm)

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Plate 7: The Pyramids in Egypt, from 'The Seven Wonders of The World'

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Sheet (Trimmed): 8 7/8 × 11 1/4 in. (22.5 × 28.5 cm)

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Hercules and the Nemean Lion: Hercules grasps the front right leg of the lion, which lifts its snout upward, in the middle ground Hercules pulls the skin from the lion's corpse, from the series 'The Labors of Hercules'

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sheet: 5 3/16 x 7 1/16 in. (13.2 x 18 cm)

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Nessus attempting to take Dejanira from Hercules: Nessus restrains Dejanira on his back while striding to the right, Hercules draws his arrow at left, from the series 'The Labors of Hercules'

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sheet: 5 1/2 x 6 7/8 in. (13.9 x 17.5 cm)

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Hercules strangling the serpents: Hercules grasps two serpents in his crib, Juno points toward the serpents from a mass of cloud at right, from the series 'The Labors of Hercules'

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sheet: 5 3/16 x 7 1/16 in. (13.2 x 18 cm)

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Hercules and the Serpent Ladon: Hercules draws his bow, the rearing serpent appears in profile, from the series 'The Labors of Hercules'

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sheet: 5 1/2 x 6 7/8 in. (13.9 x 17.5 cm)

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Plate 5: Tomb of Mausolus, stone masons make a column at the right, from The Seven Wonders of the World

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sheet: 8 3/4 x 11 3/16 in. (22.3 x 28.4 cm)

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Metamorphoses

1606 · Pen and ink on cream paper, laid down on cream laid paper

9.7 × 11.5 cm (3 7/8 × 4 9/16 in.)

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Pltae 70: Procris Giving Cephalus a Dog and a Javelin (Cephalus et iaculo inevitabili, et cane pernicißimo a Procride donatur), from Ovid's 'Metamorphoses'

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Sheet: 4 in. × 4 5/8 in. (10.2 × 11.8 cm)

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Plate 69: Cephalus and Aurora (Cephalum amore perditißimo prosequitar Aurora), 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 67: Medea Destroying Jason's Family and Home (Trucidatis liberis Medea fugam capeßit), from Ovid's 'Metamorphoses'

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Sheet: 3 15/16 × 4 9/16 in. (10 × 11.6 cm)

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Plate 66: Cycnus and Hyrie (Cygnus in olorem Hiere in stagnum vertuntur), from Ovid's 'Metamorphoses'

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Sheet: 3 15/16 × 4 9/16 in. (10 × 11.6 cm)

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

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Sheet: 3 15/16 × 4 9/16 in. (10 × 11.6 cm)

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Plate 65: Medea Urging the Daughters of King Pellias to Murder Their Father (Medea Peliades in parricidium stimulat), from Ovid's 'Metamorphoses'

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Sheet: 4 in. × 4 3/8 in. (10.2 × 11.1 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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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 86: The Birth of Hercules (Iuno compreßis genibus Alcumenae partum differt), from Ovid's 'Metamorphoses'

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Sheet: 4 1/8 × 4 5/8 in. (10.4 × 11.7 cm)

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

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Sheet: 4 in. × 4 9/16 in. (10.2 × 11.6 cm)

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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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Sheet: 4 1/8 × 4 1/2 in. (10.4 × 11.5 cm)

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Plate 85: The Immortalization of Hercules (A parente Hercules deitate honestatur), 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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Sheet: 4 1/8 × 4 5/8 in. (10.4 × 11.7 cm)

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

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sheet: 15 7/16 x 20 1/2 in. (39.2 x 52 cm)

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

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Sheet: 4 1/8 × 4 5/8 in. (10.5 × 11.7 cm)

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

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Sheet: 4 1/16 × 4 9/16 in. (10.3 × 11.6 cm)

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Plate 129: Acis Killed by Polyphemus (Acidem Scolpulo orbruit Polyphemus), 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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Sheet: 4 in. × 4 9/16 in. (10.2 × 11.6 cm)

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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 128: Galatea and Acis Embracing, while Polyphemus Sings for Galatea (Acidis, Galateaeq, furtivi concubitus), 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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Sheet: 3 15/16 × 4 9/16 in. (10 × 11.6 cm)

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Plate 138: Acmon and his Friends Changed into Birds (Comites Diomedis indignatione veneris in aves Diomedeas), from Ovid's 'Metamorphoses'

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Sheet: 4 in. × 4 1/2 in. (10.2 × 11.5 cm)

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

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Sheet: 4 1/8 × 4 5/8 in. (10.5 × 11.7 cm)

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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 149: Aesculapius as a Serpent, Among the Romans (AEsculapius in anguem conversus Roman advehitur), 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 143: Polyphemus Eating Ulysses' Men, as Achaemides Watches (Ulyssis socios deuorat Polyphemus), from Ovid's 'Metamorphoses'

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Apollo Granting the Cumaean Sybil's Wish (Apollo Sybillae Cumanae mille annorum atatem indulget), from Ovid's The Metamorphoses, plate 133

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Sheet: 4 in. × 4 9/16 in. (10.2 × 11.6 cm)

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Plate 98: The Metamorphosis of Adonis (Apri dente Adonis interimitur), 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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Sheet: 4 1/16 × 4 11/16 in. (10.3 × 11.9 cm)

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Plate 135: Circe Changing Ulysses' Men into Swine (Ulyssis soci a Circe in porcos), from Ovid's 'Metamorphoses'

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Plate 137: Canens Searching for Pics (Uxor Pici nomine Canens in auram mutatur), from Ovid's 'Metamorphoses'

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Plate 147: Cipus with his Horns (Cippus regnum in Romanos detestans exilium eligit), from Ovid's 'Metamorphoses'

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Sheet: 4 1/16 × 4 9/16 in. (10.3 × 11.6 cm)

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Plate 146: Hippolytus Saved from Death (Hippolitum Dianae impulsu ad vitam revocat AEsculapius et Virbius vocatur), from Ovid's 'Metamorphoses'

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Sheet: 3 15/16 × 4 1/2 in. (10 × 11.5 cm)

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