Arthub Flanders

Pierides Turned into Magpies (after Ovid)

Creator:
van Orley, Richard II (painters (artists))
Period:
n/a
Date:
n/a
Institution:
Museum voor Schone Kunsten Gent
Type:
schilderingen, peintures, and paintings (visual works)
Subtype:
olieverfschilderijen, peintures à l'huile, and oil paintings (visual works)
Material:
olieverf, peinture à l'huile, oil paint, doek, toile, and canvas
Subject:
mythologie, mythologie, mythologies (religious concept), landschappen, paysages, and landscapes
Dimensions:
h 60.2 cm
b 76.7 cm
Object number:
S-77
Description:
n/a
Iconclass:
25H1 landscapes in the temperate zone
97DD24 Pierides changed into magpies: the Pierides (Emathides) are changed into magpies by the Muses, who have defeated them in a musical contest (Ovid, Metamorphoses V 670)
13D2 transformation, metamorphosis of person
97 metamorphoses ~ classical mythology
83(OVID, Metamorphoses) (scenes from) specific works of literature (OVID, Metamorphoses)
92 gods ~ classical mythology
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