Ovidiovy Metamorfózy v renesančním umění v Čechách a na Moravě
Ovid’s Metamorphoses in Renaissance Art in Bohemia and Moravia

Summary/Abstract: The paper deals with Ovid’s iconography in Renaissance art in Bohemia and Moravia. On several examples, it demonstrates the influence of various illustrated editions of Ovid’s Metamorphoses (Virgil Solis, Henrik Goltzius, Crispijn de Passe, Antonio Tempesta and the others). On the basis of thesecomparisons, the study tries to show on the limited sample that precise formal comparisons with graphic cycles, which may arouse the question of effectiveness of such an attitude, have a reason. However, only after determining the accurate sample it may push forward the other inquiries: It can be useful not only for specifying the popularity of individual graphic cycles, but also for dating pieces of art or for a possible reflection of a patron’s wish by considering changes and shift s as regards the original model.

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