[Symbols of the Tenth Book] · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: [Symbols of the Tenth Book]
Period: 1800-1850;
Geographic: Ancient Greece; Ancient Rome; Italy
Description: This image appears at the beginning of the tenth book. There are many elements in the image that are reflective of the stories and fables that appear in this book. The musical instrument in the centre of the image is a lyre which represents the story of the musician Orpheus which appears in this book. There is an eagle in the top left corner which is a symbol of Jupiter, as he often transforms into an eagle. The peacock on the right side of the image represents the goddess Juno. The snake below the lyre represents the serpent that killed Orpheus’ wife Eurydice. The stag on the left side of the image is the stag sacred to the Carthaean nymphs. The heifer in the bottom right corner represents sacrifices to the goddess Venus.
Image Creator: D. José Assensio (Engraver)
Type: Text; Engraving
Identifier: mta:25040
Language: spa
Source Name: Metamorfoseos o Transformaciones de Ovidio, Traducidos al Castellano con Algunas Notas Para su Inteligencia, Por Don Francisco Crivell [Metamorphoses or Transformations of Ovid, Translated into Castilian with Notes for your Intelligence, By Don Francisco Crivell]
Parent Collection: Metamorfoseos o Transformaciones de Ovidio Traducidos al Castellano. Engravings by D. Jose Assensio (1819)
Image: mta_25040_OBJ.jpg
Collection: Ovid's Metamorphoses
Subject: Fables; Gods; Goddesses; Mythology