Procridis tod · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture · Center for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: Procridis tod
Period: 1550-1600;
Geographic: Athens; Ancient Greece
Description: This engraving illustrates Cephalus, whose hunting trip went awry as he had accidentally shot his wife, Procris, with the spear that she had gifted him. Cephalus was hunting and when he heard movement in the trees, he threw his magical spear at the target. His spear is magic, and it never misses the target. While Cephalus was hunting, Procris was walking through the woods to discover if he was being unfaithful to her or not. Cephalus is depicted leaning over the body of his wife, as she is illustrated with the spear impaling her breast.
Image Creator: Virgil Solis (Engraver)
Type: Text; Woodcut Engraving
Identifier: mta:22827
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_22827_OBJ.jpg
Collection: Ovid's Metamorphoses
Subject: Cephalus; Procris; Hunting; Roman Mythology; Greek Mythology