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Brosseau Center for Learning: Mythology and Metamorphoses

November 23, 2021–December 11, 2021

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

Selections of art from and related to Ovid's Metamorphoses.

Works of art

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

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

Triumph of Bacchus plaquette — Triumph of Bacchus plaquette, late 1600s

Perseus and Andromeda — Perseus and Andromeda, circa 1775

pilgrim bottle, Orazio Fontana (circa 1510–1571) — Orazio Fontana (circa 1510–1571)

pilgrim bottle, mid 1500s

Triumph of Bacchus, Giulio Bonasone (circa 1510–after 1576); Perino del Vaga (1501–1547) — Giulio Bonasone (circa 1510–after 1576); Perino del Vaga (1501–1547)

Triumph of Bacchus, mid 1500s

Calypso Trying to Detain Ulysses, Giulio Bonasone (circa 1510–after 1576) — Giulio Bonasone (circa 1510–after 1576)

Calypso Trying to Detain Ulysses, mid 1500s

Hercules and Antaeus, Giovanni Antonio da Brescia (circa 1460–circa 1520); Andrea Mantegna (circa 1431–1506) — Giovanni Antonio da Brescia (circa 1460–circa 1520); Andrea Mantegna (circa 1431–1506)

Hercules and Antaeus, circa 1490–1500

Hercules Victorious Over the Hydra, Giorgio Ghisi (1520–1582); Giovanni Battista Bertani (1516–1576) — Giorgio Ghisi (1520–1582); Giovanni Battista Bertani (1516–1576)

Hercules Victorious Over the Hydra, 1558 or before

tankard with ivory sleeve, Robert Garrard I (1758–1818) — Robert Garrard I (1758–1818)

tankard with ivory sleeve, 1812

Jupiter and Mercury in the House of Philemon and Baucis, Hendrik Goudt (1583–1648); Adam Elsheimer — Hendrik Goudt (1583–1648); Adam Elsheimer

Jupiter and Mercury in the House of Philemon and Baucis, 1612

Aurora, Johann Jakob Frey I (1681–1752); Guido Reni (1575–1642) — Johann Jakob Frey I (1681–1752); Guido Reni (1575–1642)

Aurora, 1722

Thetis Bringing the Armour to Achilles, John Flaxman (1755–1826) — John Flaxman (1755–1826)

Thetis Bringing the Armour to Achilles, circa 1792

Apollo and the Muses on Mount Parnassus, Etienne Delaune (circa 1519–1583); Niccolò dell'Abbate (circa 1509–1571) — Etienne Delaune (circa 1519–1583); Niccolò dell'Abbate (circa 1509–1571)

Apollo and the Muses on Mount Parnassus, 1569

Intermedio II: Stage Setting Representing Apollo and the Muses on Mt. Parnassus, Epifanio de Alfiano (active 1591–1607) — Epifanio de Alfiano (active 1591–1607)

Intermedio II: Stage Setting Representing Apollo and the Muses on Mt. Parnassus, 1592

Plate 18. Medea Summons her Dragon Chariot, René Boyvin (circa 1525–circa 1625); Leonard Thiry — René Boyvin (circa 1525–circa 1625); Leonard Thiry

Plate 18. Medea Summons her Dragon Chariot, 1563

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 (1607–1642) — Johann Wilhelm Baur (1607–1642)

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 (1607–1642) — Johann Wilhelm Baur (1607–1642)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Plate 56: Niobe cum filiis interimitur (Niobe Is Slain with Her Children), Johann Wilhelm Baur (1607–1642) — Johann Wilhelm Baur (1607–1642)

Plate 56: Niobe cum filiis interimitur (Niobe Is Slain with Her Children), 1639–1641

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

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

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

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

Plate 114: Cygnus ab Achille suffocatus (Cygnus Smothered by Achilles), Johann Wilhelm Baur (1607–1642) — Johann Wilhelm Baur (1607–1642)

Plate 114: Cygnus ab Achille suffocatus (Cygnus Smothered by Achilles), 1639–1641

Orpheus in der Unterwelt (Orpheus in the Underworld), Franz Xaver Pawlik (1865–1906) — Franz Xaver Pawlik (1865–1906)

Orpheus in der Unterwelt (Orpheus in the Underworld), 1880–1890

Mercury and Argus, Jan Both (circa 1618–1652) — Jan Both (circa 1618–1652)

Mercury and Argus, date unknown

Le Char de Thètis (The Chariot of Thetis), Jacques Callot (1592–1635) — Jacques Callot (1592–1635)

Le Char de Thètis (The Chariot of Thetis), 1616

Hercules and the Nemean Lion, Gabriel Salmon (active 1504–1542) — Gabriel Salmon (active 1504–1542)

Hercules and the Nemean Lion, circa 1528