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Brosseau Center for Learning: Metamorphoses

Sadie Arft, curator

April 28, 2021–May 16, 2021

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

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

Plate 11: Daphne in laurem (Daphne into a Laurel), 1639–1641

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

Plate 1: Elementorum distributio (Distribution of the Elements), 1639–1641

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

Plate 3: Aetas aurea (The Golden Age), 1639–1641

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

Plate 6: Gygantomachia (The Battle of the Giants), 1639–1641

title page, Johann Wilhelm Baur — Johann Wilhelm Baur

title page, 1639–1641

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

Plate 4: Aetas argentea (The Silver Age), 1639–1641

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

Plate 5: Aeneum et ferreum seculum (The Age of Bronze and Iron), 1639–1641

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

Plate 10: Python serpens ab Apolline interficitur (Python's End), 1639–1641

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

Plate 12: Iupiter et Io (Jove and Io), 1639–1641

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

Plate 13: Syrinx in arundinem (Syrinx into a Reed), 1639–1641

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

Plate 16: Casus Phaethontis (Phaethon's Fall), 1639–1641

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

Plate 36: Pyramus et Thysbe (Pyramus and Thisbe), 1639–1641

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

Plate 37: Pyrami et Thisbes interitus (Pyramus and Thisbe's Death), 1639–1641

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

Plate 34: Pentheus a Bacchis discerpitur (Pentheus Is Torn Apart by Bacchantes), 1639–1641

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

Plate 35: Tiirrheni navtae in delphinos (Tyrrhenian Sailors into Dolphins), 1639–1641

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

Plate 30: Actaeon a propriis canibus discerpitur (Acteon Is Torn Apart by His Own Hounds), 1639–1641

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

Plate 31: Semele in concubitu Iovis occiditur (Semele is Killed in Jupiter's Embrace), 1639–1641

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

Plate 32: Narcissus in florem (Narcissus into a Flower), 1639–1641

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

Plate 29: Actaeon in ceruum (Acteon into a Stag), 1639–1641

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

Plate 25: Aglavros invidens in lapidem (Aglauros into a Stone), 1639–1641

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

Plate 26: Iupiter in taurum (Jupiter into a Bull), 1639–1641

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

Plate 22: Battus perfidus in saxum (Battus into a Stone), 1639–1641

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

Plate 19: Calisto et Arcas sacta sydera (Callisto and Arcas Made Stars), 1639–1641

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

Plate 20: Coronis in cornicem mutatur (Coronis Is Turned to a Crow), 1639–1641

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

Plate 55: Arachnes a Pallade in araneam muatio (The Transformation of Arachne into a Spider), 1639–1641

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

Plate 52: Arethusa ab Alpheo amata in fontem (Arethusa into a Fountain), 1639–1641

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

Plate 53: Ascalaphus et Proserpina in bubonem mutatus (Ascalaphus and Proserpina/ Ascalaphus changed into an Owl), 1639–1641

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

Plate 49: Venus, Cupido, Pluto (Venus, Cupid, and Pluto), 1639–1641

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

Plate 50: Pluto rapit Proserpinam (Pluto's Rape of Proserpina), 1639–1641

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

Plate 51: Ceres quaerit silian (Ceres Seeks Her Daughter), 1639–1641

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

Plate 47: Pugna in nuptiis Persei orta (A Fight Breaks Out at Perseus' Wedding), 1639–1641

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

Plate 44: Atlas in montem fui nominis conuerfus (Atlas is Turned into the Mountain of that Name), 1639–1641

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

Plate 40: Salmacis et Hermaphroditus in unum corpus (Salmacis and Hermaphroditus Become One), 1639–1641

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

Plate 41: Iuno et tres furiae (Juno and the Three Furies), 1639–1641

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

Plate 38: Venerus cum Marte adulterium (Venus' Adultery with Mars), 1639–1641

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

Plate 39: Leucothoe in virgam thuream (Leucothoe into an Incense Branch), 1639–1641

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

Plate 92: Orpheus cythara ludens (Orpheus Playing the Lyre), 1639–1641

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

Plate 89: Lyctus et Telethusa uxor (Lyctus and Telethusa His Wife), 1639–1641

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

Plate 90: Iphis puella in marem (The Girl Iphis into a Man), 1639–1641

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

Plate 91: Orpheus ad inferos descendit (Orpheus Descends to the Underworld), 1639–1641

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

Plate 83: Herculis Achelous (Hercules and Achelous), 1639–1641

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

Plate 85: Apotheosis Hercules (Apotheosis of Hercules), 1639–1641

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

Plate 82: Perimele in insulam (Perimele into an Island), 1639–1641

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

Plate 78: Meleagri interitus (Meleager's Death), 1639–1641

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

Plate 74: Theseus Minotaurum vincet (Theseus Defeats the Minotaur), 1639–1641

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

Plate 75: Daedalus et Icarus (Daedalus and Icarus), 1639–1641

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

Plate 71: Procridis mors (Procris' Death), 1639–1641

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

Plate 68: Formicae in homines (Ants into Men), 1639–1641

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

Plate 69: Cephalus et Aurorae (Cephalus and Aurora), 1639–1641

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

Plate 70: Cephalus et Procris (Cephalus and Procris), 1639–1641

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

Plate 64: Aeson descriptus fit iunoir (Old Aeson Is Rejuvenated), 1639–1641

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

Plate 66: Medea fuos occidit liberos (Medea Kills Her Own Children), 1639–1641

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

Plate 62: Iason et Medea (Jason and Medea), 1639–1641

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

Plate 60: Procne trucidata sobolem suam (Procne Kills Her Own Offspring), 1639–1641

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

Plate 57: Agrestes Lycii in ranas (Lycian Rustics into Frogs), 1639–1641

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

Plate 94: Ganymedes in coelum evectus (Ganymede Carried Off into Heaven), 1639–1641

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

Plate 95: Hyacinthus in florem (Hyacinthus into a Flower), 1639–1641

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

Plate 96: Effigies eburnea in hominen (Ivory Statue into a Person), 1639–1641

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

Plate 104: Peleus et Thetis (Peleus and Thetis), 1639–1641

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

Plate 105: Chione a Diana sagittis consossa (Chione Slain by the Arrows of Diana), 1639–1641

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

Plate 106: Lupus in saxum (A Wolf into Stone), 1639–1641

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

Plate 102: Midae aures in asininas (Midas' Ears into Asses), 1639–1641

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

Plate 103: Neptunus et Apollo (Neptune and Apollo), 1639–1641

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

Plate 99: Adonis in Anemonem florem (Adonis into Anemone Flower), 1639–1641

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

Plate 110: Ceyxcum uxor in Halcyones (Ceyx and his Wife into Halcyons), 1639–1641

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

Plate 111: Aesacus in mergum (Aesacus into a Diver-Bird), 1639–1641

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

Plate 150: Iulius Caesar in stellam (Julius Caesar into a Star), 1639–1641

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

Plate 147: Aesculapius inter deos relatus (Aesculapius Entered among Deities), 1639–1641

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

Plate 148: Aesculapius in serpentem (Aesculapius into a Serpent), 1639–1641

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

Plate 144: Vertumnus in anum (Vertumnus into an Old Woman), 1639–1641

Plate 138: Pici focii in feras converti, Johann Wilhelm Baur — Johann Wilhelm Baur

Plate 138: Pici focii in feras converti, 1639–1641

Plate 135: Circen in varius homines bestias transformat, Johann Wilhelm Baur — Johann Wilhelm Baur

Plate 135: Circen in varius homines bestias transformat, 1639–1641

Plate 132: Aeneam Dido splendide accipit, Johann Wilhelm Baur — Johann Wilhelm Baur

Plate 132: Aeneam Dido splendide accipit, 1639–1641

Plate 133: Inferni infernalinmque curciatuum descriptio, Johann Wilhelm Baur — Johann Wilhelm Baur

Plate 133: Inferni infernalinmque curciatuum descriptio, 1639–1641

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

Plate 129: Acis in fluuium (Acis into a River), 1639–1641

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

Plate 125: Memnonis rogi favillae in aues (Embers of Memnon's Pyre into Birds), 1639–1641

Plate 121: Perdix puer in avem, Johann Wilhelm Baur — Johann Wilhelm Baur

Plate 121: Perdix puer in avem, 1639–1641

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

Plate 116: Inter Lapithas et Centauros pugna (The Battle of the Lapiths and Centaurs), 1639–1641

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

Plate 118: Aiacis et Vlysis altercatio (Ajax's Quarrel with Ulysses), 1639–1641

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

Plate 108: Halcyone supplicat Iunoni (Halcyone Supplicates Juno), 1639–1641

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

Plate 109: Descripto domus somni (Description of the House of Sleep), 1639–1641