The Golden Ass of Apuleius and the Classical Literary Tradition in the Visual Arts of the Rudolphine Period Cover Image

Apuleiův Zlatý osel a antická literární tradice v umění rudolfínské doby
The Golden Ass of Apuleius and the Classical Literary Tradition in the Visual Arts of the Rudolphine Period

Author(s): Pavla Savická
Subject(s): Visual Arts
Published by: Univerzita Karlova v Praze, Nakladatelství Karolinum
Keywords: Apuleius; Rudolf II; The Golden Ass; Metamorphoses; Cupid; Psyche; Bartholomeus Spranger; Joseph Heintz; Matthäus Gundelach

Summary/Abstract: The study follows fortunes of the famous Ancient Roman novel and its impact on the visual arts in the early modern period. Special attention is paid to the Rudolphine art and to the distinctive transformation of the theme of Cupid and Psyche at the court of the emperor. It deals with various changes in meaning of the iconography as it traveled through time, space, and different media and suggests diverse possible readings of works inspired by Apuleius's Golden Ass.

  • Issue Year: XXVI/2020
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 13-59
  • Page Count: 47
  • Language: Czech
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