Beschreibung deß neids · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: Beschreibung deß neids
Period: 1550-1600;
Geographic: Ancient Greece; Athens
Description: This engraving illustrates the goddess Minerva on the left side of the image with the personified character of Envy on the right. Minerva has come to the cave of Envy to seek her help in poisoning Aglauros. Aglauros was a woman from Athens who had betrayed Minverva in the past and made a pact with the god Mercury in order to receive riches from him. The greed and betrayal of Aglauros angers Minerva enough to want to poison her.
Image Creator: Virgil Solis (Engraver)
Type: Text; Woodcut Engraving
Identifier: mta:21063
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_21063_OBJ.jpg
Collection: Ovid's Metamorphoses
Subject: Goddesses; Poison; Roman Mythology; Greek Mythology; Gods