Hersilia wirt ein Göttin Ora genennt · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: Hersilia wirt ein Göttin Ora genennt
Period: 1550-1600;
Geographic: Rome; Italy
Description: Hersilia, the wife of Romulus, is depicted on the left side of the engraving with a crown on her head running towards the goddess illustrated in the sky. Hersilia had been upset because Romulus had been deified and had to leave her behind. The goddess Juno had pitied Hersilia and sent her messenger, Iris, to send word to Hersilia that she may join her husband and become a goddess herself. Iris is illustrated on the cloud with her hand reaching down towards Hersilia. Hersilia becomes the goddess named Hora.
Image Creator: Virgil Solis (Engraver)
Type: Text; Woodcut Engraving
Identifier: mta:23347
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_23347_OBJ.jpg
Collection: Ovid's Metamorphoses
Subject: Hersilia; Romulus; Hora; Juno; Gods; Goddesses; Roman Mythology; Greek Mythology