Coronis wirt von Apolline zerschossen

Title

Coronis wirt von Apolline zerschossen

Period

1550-1600;

Geographic

Ancient Greece

Thessaly

Larissa

Description

This engraving illustrates a raven resting on the shoulder of the god Phoebus and relaying information to him. Phoebus is the god of music which is why there is a lyre resting on the ground in front of him. The raven had seen the lover of Phoebus, Coronis, being unfaithful with another man. Anger had overcome Phoebus and he shot his lover Coronis in the chest with one of his arrows. Coronis is illustrated laying on the ground with the arrow in her chest. Phoebus becomes angry with the raven for relaying the information to him and he also becomes angry with himself for shooting the woman he loved. Coronis happened to be pregnant with their son Aesculapius whom Phoebus ends up saving from her womb.

Image Creator

Virgil Solis (Engraver)

Type

Text

Woodcut Engraving

Identifier

mta:21056

Language

ger

Source Name

P. Ouidij Nasonis, deß Sinnreichen und hochverstendigen Poeten, Metamorphoses oder Verwandlung, mit schönen figuren gezieret, auch kurzen Argumenten und außlegungen erkläret, und in Teutsche Reymen gebracht, durch Johann Spreng von Augspurg [Publius Ovidius Naso, the Ingenious and Highly Understandable Poet, Metamorphoses or Transformations, Adorned with Beautiful Images, and also descriptions of Short Arguments and Explanations, Brought into German Rhymes by Johann Spreng of Augsburg]

Parent Collection

1564 Frankfurt Spreng

Image

mta_21056_OBJ.jpg

Collection

Ovid's Metamorphoses

Subject

Gods

Roman Mythology

Greek Mythology

Infidelity

Apollo

Phoebus

Coronis