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Narcissus
Antonio Tempesta, 1606
The Italian artist Antonio Tempesta made multiple prints of Narcissus. This one belongs to a series of 150 prints depicting scenes from Ovid’s Metamorphoses. Here Tempesta depicted water flowing from an ornament in the shape of a lion’s head, in accordance with Greek and Roman custom. The caption emphasizes the flower into which Narcissus is transformed after his death.
- Artwork typeprint
- Object numberRP-P-OB-37.802
- Dimensionsheight 104 mm x width 117 mm
- Physical characteristicsets