Ope der alten hendnischen göttin ein gemahel Saturni · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: Ope der alten hendnischen göttin ein gemahel Saturni
Subject: Ops; Opis; Saturn; Titan; Jupiter; Gods; Goddesses; Important Women; Famous Women
Period: 1500-1550;
Geographic: Ancient Greece; Ancient Rome
Description: Ops (also known as Opis), the wife of Saturn, is depicted laying in a bed after just having given birth to her children: Jupiter, Neptune and Pluto. Jupiter is illustrated being carried away to safety by a servant on the left side of the engraving. Boccaccio explains that Saturn and Ops’ brother, Titan, planned to kill the newborn babies to avoid them growing up and defeating them. Saturn is illustrated with his hands outstretched towards baby Jupiter. Titan is at the foot of Ops’ bed with a sword in his hand.
Image Creator: Joerg Breu (Engraver)
Type: Text; Woodcut Engraving
Identifier: mta:18247
Language: ger
Source Name: Ein schöne Cronica oder Hystoribuch von den fürnämlichsten Weybern [A beautiful chronicle or history book of reputable women]
Parent Collection: 1543 Stayner
Image: mta_18247_OBJ.jpg