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Brosseau Center for Learning: Metamorphoses

Sadie Arft, curator

Gallery 318, The Jack and Lavon Brosseau Center for Learning, Spencer Museum of Art, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas

Prints from Johann Wilhelm Baur’s depiction of Ovid's Metamorphosis selected for Emma Scioli’s CLSX 149: Greek and Roman Mythology.

Works of art

Johann Wilhelm Baur (1607–1642), Plate 11: Daphne in laurem (Daphne into a Laurel) — Plate 11: Daphne in laurem (Daphne into a Laurel)

Johann Wilhelm Baur

1639–1641

Johann Wilhelm Baur (1607–1642), Plate 1: Elementorum distributio (Distribution of the Elements) — Plate 1: Elementorum distributio (Distribution of the Elements)

Johann Wilhelm Baur

1639–1641

Johann Wilhelm Baur (1607–1642), Plate 3: Aetas aurea (The Golden Age) — Plate 3: Aetas aurea (The Golden Age)

Johann Wilhelm Baur

1639–1641

Johann Wilhelm Baur (1607–1642), Plate 6: Gygantomachia (The Battle of the Giants) — Plate 6: Gygantomachia (The Battle of the Giants)

Johann Wilhelm Baur

1639–1641

Johann Wilhelm Baur (1607–1642), title page — title page

Johann Wilhelm Baur

1639–1641

Johann Wilhelm Baur (1607–1642), Plate 4: Aetas argentea (The Silver Age) — Plate 4: Aetas argentea (The Silver Age)

Johann Wilhelm Baur

1639–1641

Johann Wilhelm Baur (1607–1642), Plate 5: Aeneum et ferreum seculum (The Age of Bronze and Iron) — Plate 5: Aeneum et ferreum seculum (The Age of Bronze and Iron)

Johann Wilhelm Baur

1639–1641

Johann Wilhelm Baur (1607–1642), Plate 10: Python serpens ab Apolline interficitur (Python's End) — Plate 10: Python serpens ab Apolline interficitur (Python's End)

Johann Wilhelm Baur

1639–1641

Johann Wilhelm Baur (1607–1642), Plate 12: Iupiter et Io (Jove and Io) — Plate 12: Iupiter et Io (Jove and Io)

Johann Wilhelm Baur

1639–1641

Johann Wilhelm Baur (1607–1642), Plate 13: Syrinx in arundinem (Syrinx into a Reed) — Plate 13: Syrinx in arundinem (Syrinx into a Reed)

Johann Wilhelm Baur

1639–1641

Johann Wilhelm Baur (1607–1642), Plate 16: Casus Phaethontis (Phaethon's Fall) — Plate 16: Casus Phaethontis (Phaethon's Fall)

Johann Wilhelm Baur

1639–1641

Johann Wilhelm Baur (1607–1642), Plate 36: Pyramus et Thysbe (Pyramus and Thisbe) — Plate 36: Pyramus et Thysbe (Pyramus and Thisbe)

Johann Wilhelm Baur

1639–1641

Johann Wilhelm Baur (1607–1642), Plate 37: Pyrami et Thisbes interitus (Pyramus and Thisbe's Death) — Plate 37: Pyrami et Thisbes interitus (Pyramus and Thisbe's Death)

Johann Wilhelm Baur

1639–1641

Johann Wilhelm Baur (1607–1642), Plate 34: Pentheus a Bacchis discerpitur (Pentheus Is Torn Apart by Bacchantes) — Plate 34: Pentheus a Bacchis discerpitur (Pentheus Is Torn Apart by Bacchantes)

Johann Wilhelm Baur

1639–1641

Johann Wilhelm Baur (1607–1642), Plate 35: Tiirrheni navtae in delphinos (Tyrrhenian Sailors into Dolphins) — Plate 35: Tiirrheni navtae in delphinos (Tyrrhenian Sailors into Dolphins)

Johann Wilhelm Baur

1639–1641

Johann Wilhelm Baur (1607–1642), Plate 30: Actaeon a propriis canibus discerpitur (Acteon Is Torn Apart by His Own Hounds) — Plate 30: Actaeon a propriis canibus discerpitur (Acteon Is Torn Apart by His Own Hounds)

Johann Wilhelm Baur

1639–1641

Johann Wilhelm Baur (1607–1642), Plate 31: Semele in concubitu Iovis occiditur (Semele is Killed in Jupiter's Embrace) — Plate 31: Semele in concubitu Iovis occiditur (Semele is Killed in Jupiter's Embrace)

Johann Wilhelm Baur

1639–1641

Johann Wilhelm Baur (1607–1642), Plate 32: Narcissus in florem (Narcissus into a Flower) — Plate 32: Narcissus in florem (Narcissus into a Flower)

Johann Wilhelm Baur

1639–1641

Johann Wilhelm Baur (1607–1642), Plate 29: Actaeon in ceruum (Acteon into a Stag) — Plate 29: Actaeon in ceruum (Acteon into a Stag)

Johann Wilhelm Baur

1639–1641

Johann Wilhelm Baur (1607–1642), Plate 25: Aglavros invidens in lapidem (Aglauros into a Stone) — Plate 25: Aglavros invidens in lapidem (Aglauros into a Stone)

Johann Wilhelm Baur

1639–1641

Johann Wilhelm Baur (1607–1642), Plate 26: Iupiter in taurum (Jupiter into a Bull) — Plate 26: Iupiter in taurum (Jupiter into a Bull)

Johann Wilhelm Baur

1639–1641

Johann Wilhelm Baur (1607–1642), Plate 22: Battus perfidus in saxum (Battus into a Stone) — Plate 22: Battus perfidus in saxum (Battus into a Stone)

Johann Wilhelm Baur

1639–1641

Johann Wilhelm Baur (1607–1642), Plate 19: Calisto et Arcas sacta sydera (Callisto and Arcas Made Stars) — Plate 19: Calisto et Arcas sacta sydera (Callisto and Arcas Made Stars)

Johann Wilhelm Baur

1639–1641

Johann Wilhelm Baur (1607–1642), Plate 20: Coronis in cornicem mutatur (Coronis Is Turned to a Crow) — Plate 20: Coronis in cornicem mutatur (Coronis Is Turned to a Crow)

Johann Wilhelm Baur

1639–1641

Johann Wilhelm Baur (1607–1642), Plate 55: Arachnes a Pallade in araneam muatio (The Transformation of Arachne into a Spider) — Plate 55: Arachnes a Pallade in araneam muatio (The Transformation of Arachne into a Spider)

Johann Wilhelm Baur

1639–1641

Johann Wilhelm Baur (1607–1642), Plate 52: Arethusa ab Alpheo amata in fontem (Arethusa into a Fountain) — Plate 52: Arethusa ab Alpheo amata in fontem (Arethusa into a Fountain)

Johann Wilhelm Baur

1639–1641

Johann Wilhelm Baur (1607–1642), Plate 53: Ascalaphus et Proserpina in bubonem mutatus (Ascalaphus and Proserpina/ Ascalaphus changed into an Owl) — Plate 53: Ascalaphus et Proserpina in bubonem mutatus (Ascalaphus and Proserpina/ Ascalaphus changed into an Owl)

Johann Wilhelm Baur

1639–1641

Johann Wilhelm Baur (1607–1642), Plate 49: Venus, Cupido, Pluto (Venus, Cupid, and Pluto) — Plate 49: Venus, Cupido, Pluto (Venus, Cupid, and Pluto)

Johann Wilhelm Baur

1639–1641

Johann Wilhelm Baur (1607–1642), Plate 50: Pluto rapit Proserpinam (Pluto's Rape of Proserpina) — Plate 50: Pluto rapit Proserpinam (Pluto's Rape of Proserpina)

Johann Wilhelm Baur

1639–1641

Johann Wilhelm Baur (1607–1642), Plate 51: Ceres quaerit silian (Ceres Seeks Her Daughter) — Plate 51: Ceres quaerit silian (Ceres Seeks Her Daughter)

Johann Wilhelm Baur

1639–1641

Johann Wilhelm Baur (1607–1642), Plate 47: Pugna in nuptiis Persei orta (A Fight Breaks Out at Perseus' Wedding) — Plate 47: Pugna in nuptiis Persei orta (A Fight Breaks Out at Perseus' Wedding)

Johann Wilhelm Baur

1639–1641

Johann Wilhelm Baur (1607–1642), Plate 44: Atlas in montem fui nominis conuerfus (Atlas is Turned into the Mountain of that Name) — Plate 44: Atlas in montem fui nominis conuerfus (Atlas is Turned into the Mountain of that Name)

Johann Wilhelm Baur

1639–1641

Johann Wilhelm Baur (1607–1642), Plate 40: Salmacis et Hermaphroditus in unum corpus (Salmacis and Hermaphroditus Become One) — Plate 40: Salmacis et Hermaphroditus in unum corpus (Salmacis and Hermaphroditus Become One)

Johann Wilhelm Baur

1639–1641

Johann Wilhelm Baur (1607–1642), Plate 41: Iuno et tres furiae (Juno and the Three Furies) — Plate 41: Iuno et tres furiae (Juno and the Three Furies)

Johann Wilhelm Baur

1639–1641

Johann Wilhelm Baur (1607–1642), Plate 38: Venerus cum Marte adulterium (Venus' Adultery with Mars) — Plate 38: Venerus cum Marte adulterium (Venus' Adultery with Mars)

Johann Wilhelm Baur

1639–1641

Johann Wilhelm Baur (1607–1642), Plate 39: Leucothoe in virgam thuream (Leucothoe into an Incense Branch) — Plate 39: Leucothoe in virgam thuream (Leucothoe into an Incense Branch)

Johann Wilhelm Baur

1639–1641

Johann Wilhelm Baur (1607–1642), Plate 92: Orpheus cythara ludens (Orpheus Playing the Lyre) — Plate 92: Orpheus cythara ludens (Orpheus Playing the Lyre)

Johann Wilhelm Baur

1639–1641

Johann Wilhelm Baur (1607–1642), Plate 89: Lyctus et Telethusa uxor (Lyctus and Telethusa His Wife) — Plate 89: Lyctus et Telethusa uxor (Lyctus and Telethusa His Wife)

Johann Wilhelm Baur

1639–1641

Johann Wilhelm Baur (1607–1642), Plate 90: Iphis puella in marem (The Girl Iphis into a Man) — Plate 90: Iphis puella in marem (The Girl Iphis into a Man)

Johann Wilhelm Baur

1639–1641

Johann Wilhelm Baur (1607–1642), Plate 91: Orpheus ad inferos descendit (Orpheus Descends to the Underworld) — Plate 91: Orpheus ad inferos descendit (Orpheus Descends to the Underworld)

Johann Wilhelm Baur

1639–1641

Johann Wilhelm Baur (1607–1642), Plate 83: Herculis Achelous (Hercules and Achelous) — Plate 83: Herculis Achelous (Hercules and Achelous)

Johann Wilhelm Baur

1639–1641

Johann Wilhelm Baur (1607–1642), Plate 85: Apotheosis Hercules (Apotheosis of Hercules) — Plate 85: Apotheosis Hercules (Apotheosis of Hercules)

Johann Wilhelm Baur

1639–1641

Johann Wilhelm Baur (1607–1642), Plate 82: Perimele in insulam (Perimele into an Island) — Plate 82: Perimele in insulam (Perimele into an Island)

Johann Wilhelm Baur

1639–1641

Johann Wilhelm Baur (1607–1642), Plate 78: Meleagri interitus (Meleager's Death) — Plate 78: Meleagri interitus (Meleager's Death)

Johann Wilhelm Baur

1639–1641

Johann Wilhelm Baur (1607–1642), Plate 74: Theseus Minotaurum vincet (Theseus Defeats the Minotaur) — Plate 74: Theseus Minotaurum vincet (Theseus Defeats the Minotaur)

Johann Wilhelm Baur

1639–1641

Johann Wilhelm Baur (1607–1642), Plate 75: Daedalus et Icarus (Daedalus and Icarus) — Plate 75: Daedalus et Icarus (Daedalus and Icarus)

Johann Wilhelm Baur

1639–1641

Johann Wilhelm Baur (1607–1642), Plate 71: Procridis mors (Procris' Death) — Plate 71: Procridis mors (Procris' Death)

Johann Wilhelm Baur

1639–1641

Johann Wilhelm Baur (1607–1642), Plate 68: Formicae in homines (Ants into Men) — Plate 68: Formicae in homines (Ants into Men)

Johann Wilhelm Baur

1639–1641

Johann Wilhelm Baur (1607–1642), Plate 69: Cephalus et Aurorae (Cephalus and Aurora) — Plate 69: Cephalus et Aurorae (Cephalus and Aurora)

Johann Wilhelm Baur

1639–1641

Johann Wilhelm Baur (1607–1642), Plate 70: Cephalus et Procris (Cephalus and Procris) — Plate 70: Cephalus et Procris (Cephalus and Procris)

Johann Wilhelm Baur

1639–1641

Johann Wilhelm Baur (1607–1642), Plate 64: Aeson descriptus fit iunoir (Old Aeson Is Rejuvenated) — Plate 64: Aeson descriptus fit iunoir (Old Aeson Is Rejuvenated)

Johann Wilhelm Baur

1639–1641

Johann Wilhelm Baur (1607–1642), Plate 66: Medea fuos occidit liberos (Medea Kills Her Own Children) — Plate 66: Medea fuos occidit liberos (Medea Kills Her Own Children)

Johann Wilhelm Baur

1639–1641

Johann Wilhelm Baur (1607–1642), Plate 62: Iason et Medea (Jason and Medea) — Plate 62: Iason et Medea (Jason and Medea)

Johann Wilhelm Baur

1639–1641

Johann Wilhelm Baur (1607–1642), Plate 60: Procne trucidata sobolem suam (Procne Kills Her Own Offspring) — Plate 60: Procne trucidata sobolem suam (Procne Kills Her Own Offspring)

Johann Wilhelm Baur

1639–1641

Johann Wilhelm Baur (1607–1642), Plate 57: Agrestes Lycii in ranas (Lycian Rustics into Frogs) — Plate 57: Agrestes Lycii in ranas (Lycian Rustics into Frogs)

Johann Wilhelm Baur

1639–1641

Johann Wilhelm Baur (1607–1642), Plate 94: Ganymedes in coelum evectus (Ganymede Carried Off into Heaven) — Plate 94: Ganymedes in coelum evectus (Ganymede Carried Off into Heaven)

Johann Wilhelm Baur

1639–1641

Johann Wilhelm Baur (1607–1642), Plate 95: Hyacinthus in florem (Hyacinthus into a Flower) — Plate 95: Hyacinthus in florem (Hyacinthus into a Flower)

Johann Wilhelm Baur

1639–1641

Johann Wilhelm Baur (1607–1642), Plate 96: Effigies eburnea in hominen (Ivory Statue into a Person) — Plate 96: Effigies eburnea in hominen (Ivory Statue into a Person)

Johann Wilhelm Baur

1639–1641

Johann Wilhelm Baur (1607–1642), Plate 104: Peleus et Thetis (Peleus and Thetis) — Plate 104: Peleus et Thetis (Peleus and Thetis)

Johann Wilhelm Baur

1639–1641

Johann Wilhelm Baur (1607–1642), Plate 105: Chione a Diana sagittis consossa (Chione Slain by the Arrows of Diana) — Plate 105: Chione a Diana sagittis consossa (Chione Slain by the Arrows of Diana)

Johann Wilhelm Baur

1639–1641

Johann Wilhelm Baur (1607–1642), Plate 106: Lupus in saxum (A Wolf into Stone) — Plate 106: Lupus in saxum (A Wolf into Stone)

Johann Wilhelm Baur

1639–1641

Johann Wilhelm Baur (1607–1642), Plate 102: Midae aures in asininas (Midas' Ears into Asses) — Plate 102: Midae aures in asininas (Midas' Ears into Asses)

Johann Wilhelm Baur

1639–1641

Johann Wilhelm Baur (1607–1642), Plate 103: Neptunus et Apollo (Neptune and Apollo) — Plate 103: Neptunus et Apollo (Neptune and Apollo)

Johann Wilhelm Baur

1639–1641

Johann Wilhelm Baur (1607–1642), Plate 99: Adonis in Anemonem florem (Adonis into Anemone Flower) — Plate 99: Adonis in Anemonem florem (Adonis into Anemone Flower)

Johann Wilhelm Baur

1639–1641

Johann Wilhelm Baur (1607–1642), Plate 110: Ceyxcum uxor in Halcyones (Ceyx and his Wife into Halcyons) — Plate 110: Ceyxcum uxor in Halcyones (Ceyx and his Wife into Halcyons)

Johann Wilhelm Baur

1639–1641

Johann Wilhelm Baur (1607–1642), Plate 111: Aesacus in mergum (Aesacus into a Diver-Bird) — Plate 111: Aesacus in mergum (Aesacus into a Diver-Bird)

Johann Wilhelm Baur

1639–1641

Johann Wilhelm Baur (1607–1642), Plate 150: Iulius Caesar in stellam (Julius Caesar into a Star) — Plate 150: Iulius Caesar in stellam (Julius Caesar into a Star)

Johann Wilhelm Baur

1639–1641

Johann Wilhelm Baur (1607–1642), Plate 147: Aesculapius inter deos relatus (Aesculapius Entered among Deities) — Plate 147: Aesculapius inter deos relatus (Aesculapius Entered among Deities)

Johann Wilhelm Baur

1639–1641

Johann Wilhelm Baur (1607–1642), Plate 148: Aesculapius in serpentem (Aesculapius into a Serpent) — Plate 148: Aesculapius in serpentem (Aesculapius into a Serpent)

Johann Wilhelm Baur

1639–1641

Johann Wilhelm Baur (1607–1642), Plate 144: Vertumnus in anum (Vertumnus into an Old Woman) — Plate 144: Vertumnus in anum (Vertumnus into an Old Woman)

Johann Wilhelm Baur

1639–1641

Johann Wilhelm Baur (1607–1642), Plate 138: Pici focii in feras converti — Plate 138: Pici focii in feras converti

Johann Wilhelm Baur

1639–1641

Johann Wilhelm Baur (1607–1642), Plate 135: Circen in varius homines bestias transformat — Plate 135: Circen in varius homines bestias transformat

Johann Wilhelm Baur

1639–1641

Johann Wilhelm Baur (1607–1642), Plate 132: Aeneam Dido splendide accipit — Plate 132: Aeneam Dido splendide accipit

Johann Wilhelm Baur

1639–1641

Johann Wilhelm Baur (1607–1642), Plate 133: Inferni infernalinmque curciatuum descriptio — Plate 133: Inferni infernalinmque curciatuum descriptio

Johann Wilhelm Baur

1639–1641

Johann Wilhelm Baur (1607–1642), Plate 129: Acis in fluuium (Acis into a River) — Plate 129: Acis in fluuium (Acis into a River)

Johann Wilhelm Baur

1639–1641

Johann Wilhelm Baur (1607–1642), Plate 125: Memnonis rogi favillae in aues (Embers of Memnon's Pyre into Birds) — Plate 125: Memnonis rogi favillae in aues (Embers of Memnon's Pyre into Birds)

Johann Wilhelm Baur

1639–1641

Johann Wilhelm Baur (1607–1642), Plate 121: Perdix puer in avem — Plate 121: Perdix puer in avem

Johann Wilhelm Baur

1639–1641

Johann Wilhelm Baur (1607–1642), Plate 116: Inter Lapithas et Centauros pugna (The Battle of the Lapiths and Centaurs) — Plate 116: Inter Lapithas et Centauros pugna (The Battle of the Lapiths and Centaurs)

Johann Wilhelm Baur

1639–1641

Johann Wilhelm Baur (1607–1642), Plate 118: Aiacis et Vlysis altercatio (Ajax's Quarrel with Ulysses) — Plate 118: Aiacis et Vlysis altercatio (Ajax's Quarrel with Ulysses)

Johann Wilhelm Baur

1639–1641

Johann Wilhelm Baur (1607–1642), Plate 108: Halcyone supplicat Iunoni (Halcyone Supplicates Juno) — Plate 108: Halcyone supplicat Iunoni (Halcyone Supplicates Juno)

Johann Wilhelm Baur

1639–1641

Johann Wilhelm Baur (1607–1642), Plate 109: Descripto domus somni (Description of the House of Sleep) — Plate 109: Descripto domus somni (Description of the House of Sleep)

Johann Wilhelm Baur

1639–1641