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Title
Pici sodales Circen aggredientes in feras mutati
Additional title: The story of Circe and Picus
Names
Baur, Joh. Wilhelm (Johann Wilhelm), 1600-1642 (Artist)
Collection

Wonders: Images of the Ancient World

Mythology -- B-C

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1700 (Approximate)
Library locations
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Shelf locator: PC-WON MYT-B-C
Topics
Monsters
Spears
Supernatural beings
Demons
Magic
Ovid, 43 B.C.-17 or 18 A.D
Threats
Circe (Greek mythology)
Ovid, 43 B.C.-17 or 18 A.D. Metamorphoses
Genres
Illustrations
Notes
Content: Includes additional text in Latin and German. Written on border: "'Metamorphoses' by Ovid (Book 14.) ; Engr. after J.W. Baur, 17th cen."
Content: Circe summons the gods of Night to transform the threatening companions of King Picus into wild animals.
Source identifier: 11556 (Hades Legacy Identifier / Struc ID)
Physical Description
Etchings
Extent: Plate mark 15.5 x 21.5 cm
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): a5f1f210-c5be-012f-b5c2-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1600: Creator Born
  • 1642: Creator Died
  • 1700: Created
  • 2020: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Pici sodales Circen aggredientes in feras mutati" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1700. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e4-0c07-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Chicago/Turabian Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Pici sodales Circen aggredientes in feras mutati" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e4-0c07-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

APA Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1700). Pici sodales Circen aggredientes in feras mutati Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e4-0c07-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Wikipedia Citation

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Pici sodales Circen aggredientes in feras mutati