Metamorphosed Collection

Leda with Jupiter (Zeus) in the form of a swan. Drawing by Niccolo Giolfino (or Golfino)
GIM5037838 Leda with Jupiter (Zeus) in the form of a swan. Drawing by Niccolo Giolfino (or Golfino) known as II Giolfino (or Ursino Veronensis) (1476-1555)

Bacchus transforms the pirates into dolphins, 1650-52 (wall tempera painting)
8683578 Bacchus transforms the pirates into dolphins, 1650-52 (wall tempera painting) by Boulanger, Jean (1606-c.1680); Palazzo Ducale Estense, Sassuolo, Emilia Romagna, Italy; (add.info.: Sassuolo)

Bacchus transforms the Bacchantes into trees, guilty of having cut Orpheus' corpse into pieces
8683542 Bacchus transforms the Bacchantes into trees, guilty of having cut Orpheus' corpse into pieces, 1650-52 (wall tempera painting) by Boulanger, Jean (1606-c.1680); Palazzo Ducale Estense

Dictionary: Atlas, in Mythology (engraving)
8636636 Dictionary: Atlas, in Mythology (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Atlas, in Mythology)

The life and metamorphoses of the Dragonfly, (Libellula depressa), 1882
7125188 The life and metamorphoses of the Dragonfly, (Libellula depressa), 1882; (add.info.: The life and metamorphoses of the Dragonfly, (Libellula depressa). A. The perfect insect B

Meneos' daughters, intent on the loom, are transformed into bats, 1650-52 (wall tempera painting)
8683588 Meneos' daughters, intent on the loom, are transformed into bats, 1650-52 (wall tempera painting) by Boulanger, Jean (1606-c.1680); Palazzo Ducale Estense, Sassuolo, Emilia Romagna

Bacchus transforms the Bacchantes into trees, guilty of having cut Orpheus' corpse into pieces
8683543 Bacchus transforms the Bacchantes into trees, guilty of having cut Orpheus' corpse into pieces, 1650-52 (wall tempera painting) by Boulanger, Jean (1606-c.1680); Palazzo Ducale Estense

Literature, Fairy Tales. The Frog King with the princess. Postcard for the fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm, Hungary
3434355 Literature, Fairy Tales. The Frog King with the princess. Postcard for the fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm, Hungary, c.1900 (print); (add.info.: Litterature. Contes de fees. Coll. Part)

Mica schist is a rock resulting from the metamorphism of shale. Specimen originates from Grantown-on-Spey, Murrayshire

Mercury and Argus, c. 1659 (oil on canvas)
7413338 Mercury and Argus, c.1659 (oil on canvas) by Velazquez, Diego Rodriguez de Silva y (1599-1660); 83x248 cm; Prado, Madrid

Leda of the "Naples Uffizi" type, 1st/2nd century AD (marble)
7146253 Leda of the "Naples Uffizi" type, 1st/2nd century AD (marble) by Roman, (2nd century); Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence, Tuscany

Ganymede, 1560 circa (bronze)
7146182 Ganymede, 1560 circa (bronze) by Ammannati, Bartolomeo (1511-92) (attr. to); Museo Nazionale del Bargello, Florence, Tuscany, Italy; (add.info.: Ganymede, 1560 circa)

Ganymede, 1548-1550 (marble)
7146180 Ganymede, 1548-1550 (marble) by Cellini, Benvenuto (1500-71); Museo Nazionale del Bargello, Florence, Tuscany, Italy; (add.info.: Ganymede, 1548-1550, Benvenuto Cellini, marble)

Leda and the swan, late 2nd century AD (marble)
7146648 Leda and the swan, late 2nd century AD (marble) by Roman, (2nd century); Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence, Tuscany, Italy; (add.info.: Leda and the swan, late 2nd century AD, roman art)

Diana and Actaeon, 1554-64 (marble)
7146198 Diana and Actaeon, 1554-64 (marble) by Mosca, Francesco (1531-1578); Museo Nazionale del Bargello, Florence, Tuscany, Italy; (add.info.: Diana and Actaeon, 1554-64, Francesco Mosca)

Ganymede and the eagle, 1st/2nd century AD (marble)
7146679 Ganymede and the eagle, 1st/2nd century AD (marble) by Roman, (2nd century); Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence, Tuscany, Italy; (add.info.: Ganymede and the eagle, 1st/2nd century AD)

Pygmalion, 1896 (oil on canvas)
7146728 Pygmalion, 1896 (oil on canvas) by Bargellini, Giulio (1875-1936); Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna e Contemporanea, Rome, Lazio, Italy; (add.info.: Pygmalion, 1896, Giulio Bargellini)

Ratto d'Europa, 18th century, (oil on canvas)
7129708 Ratto d'Europa, 18th century, (oil on canvas) by Baroni-Cavalcabo, Gaspare Antonio (1682-1759); MAG Alto Garda Museum, Italy, Riva del Garda, Trentino-Alto Adige

Aeneas made immortal by Venus, second half 17th century (oil on canvas)
7292740 Aeneas made immortal by Venus, second half 17th century (oil on canvas) by Giordano, Luca (1634-1705); Museo Civico Palazzo Chiericati, Vicenza

Eugene Pelletan (1813-1884), French literary journalist and politician. Cover in L Eclipse by Gill, February 2, 1868
904968 Eugene Pelletan (1813-1884), French literary journalist and politician. Cover in L Eclipse by Gill, February 2, 1868, Paris (colour litho) by Gill, Andre (1840-85); Musee de la Ville de Paris

Leda and the swan - from a 15th century illumination
LSE4088863 Leda and the swan - from a 15th century illumination by French School, (15th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Leda and the swan - from a 15th century illumination)

Jules Armand (Jules-Armand) Dufaure (1798-1881), French lawyer and politician
904969 Jules Armand (Jules-Armand) Dufaure (1798-1881), French lawyer and politician. Cover in L Eclipse, September 20, 1868, Paris (colour litho))) by Gill

Les Lapins D Orleans, 1870 (engraving)
904992 Les Lapins D Orleans, 1870 (engraving) by Faustin (Faustin Betbeder) (1847-1914); Musee d art et histoire, Saint Denis

Leda and the Swan (stone) (b / w photo)
ALI267123 Leda and the Swan (stone) (b/w photo) by Greco-Roman; Palazzo Ducale, Venice, Italy; Alinari

The birth of Helene and Pollux, the union of Leda and the swan (marble)
LRI4699801 The birth of Helene and Pollux, the union of Leda and the swan (marble) by Schiaffino, Bernardo (1678-1725); Musei di Strada Nuova, Palazzo Rosso, Genova, Liguria

Cameo of Leda and the Swan (agate)
XIR434180 Cameo of Leda and the Swan (agate) by Italian School, (16th century); Palazzo Pitti, Florence, Italy

the sexual union between Leda and the swan driven by Eros, 1st-2nd century
7145294 the sexual union between Leda and the swan driven by Eros, 1st-2nd century by Roman, (1st-2nd Century AD); Archaeological Museum of Heraklion, Crete

Vertumnus and Pomona: Vertumnus transformed into a pruner. ca. 1550 (tapestry)
CUL4906145 Vertumnus and Pomona: Vertumnus transformed into a pruner. ca. 1550 (tapestry) by Coecke van Aelst, Pieter (1502-50); (add.info.: by COECKE VAN AELST)

Leda Loved, 1929 (litho)
3643518 Leda Loved, 1929 (litho) by Gill, Eric (1882-1940); Private Collection; (add.info.: Leda Loved, 1929. Illustration for The Engraved Work of Eric Gill (V&A, 1963).); © Look and Learn

Leda and the Swan (oil on canvas)
3736758 Leda and the Swan (oil on canvas) by Jodi, Casimiro (1886-1948); 60.3x46 cm; Assicoop-Unipol Collection, Modena, Emilia Romagna, Italy; (add.info.: Collezione Assicoop Unipol); Ghigo Roli

Statue of Leda, Aetolian princess later Queen of Sparta, seduced by Zeus in the form of a swan
5323765 Statue of Leda, Aetolian princess later Queen of Sparta, seduced by Zeus in the form of a swan by David, Francois-Anne (1741-1824); (add.info.: Statue of Leda)

Leda and the Swan, 1787 (engraving)
5323766 Leda and the Swan, 1787 (engraving) by David, Francois-Anne (1741-1824); (add.info.: Statue of Leda, Aetolian princess later Queen of Sparta, seduced by Zeus in the form of a swan)

The House of Metamorphosis, Dancing Maenads, 1525-35 (fresco)
884845 The House of Metamorphosis, Dancing Maenads, 1525-35 (fresco) by Giulio Romano (1492/99-1546); Palazzo del Te, Mantua, Italy

Illustration from Hypnerotomachia Poliphili by Francesco Colonna, first published in 1499 (woodcut)
472279 Illustration from Hypnerotomachia Poliphili by Francesco Colonna, first published in 1499 (woodcut) by Italian School

Leda and the Swan, Oil on canvas
7224990 Leda and the Swan, Oil on canvas by Vinci, Leonardo da (1452-1519) (after); Villa Borghese, Rome, Italy; (add.info.: Leda and the Swan)

Leda and the Swan, Oil on canvas
7224989 Leda and the Swan, Oil on canvas by Vinci, Leonardo da (1452-1519) (after); Villa Borghese, Rome, Italy; (add.info.: VillaLeda and the Swan)

Leda and the swan with Eros, 200 - 230 (Parian and Luni marble)
7225055 Leda and the swan with Eros, 200 - 230 (Parian and Luni marble) by Roman, (3rd century AD); Villa Borghese, Rome, Italy; (add.info.: Sculpture depicting Leda and the swan with Eros)

Leda and the swan with Eros, 200 - 230 (Parian and Luni marble)
7225056 Leda and the swan with Eros, 200 - 230 (Parian and Luni marble) by Roman, (3rd century AD); Villa Borghese, Rome, Italy; (add.info.: Sculpture depicting Leda and the swan with Eros)

Leda and the Swan, 18th century (engraving)
3434427 Leda and the Swan, 18th century (engraving) by Boucher, Francois (1703-70) (after); (add.info.: Drawing after Francois Boucher, France 18th century); Photo © CCI

Leda et le cygne - Peinture de Giorgio da Castelfranco dit Giorgione (1477-1510), huile sur toile, vers 1500, 12x19 cm
FIA5385478 Leda et le cygne - Peinture de Giorgio da Castelfranco dit Giorgione (1477-1510), huile sur toile, vers 1500, 12x19 cm, Renaissance italienne (Leda and the Swan)

Leda and the Swan (pen & ink, wash and white bodycolour on paper)
XYC277128 Leda and the Swan (pen & ink, wash and white bodycolour on paper) by Oliver, Isaac (c.1565-1617); 16.4x21.4 cm; Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Paul Mellon

Leda, Spartan princess from Greek mythology (colour litho)
7150420 Leda, Spartan princess from Greek mythology (colour litho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Leda, Spartan princess from Greek mythology)

Leda, engraved by Jacobus Bos, Boss or Bossius (b. c. 1520) (b / w photo)
XIR233738 Leda, engraved by Jacobus Bos, Boss or Bossius (b.c.1520) (b/w photo) by Buonarroti, Michelangelo (1475-1564) (after); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France; (add.info.: wife of Tyndareus)

Leda, Spartan princess from Greek mythology (colour litho)
7150470 Leda, Spartan princess from Greek mythology (colour litho) by Aublet, Albert (1851-c.1937) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Leda, Spartan princess from Greek mythology)

Leda and the swan (oil on canvas)
YOU4419171 Leda and the swan (oil on canvas) by Moreau, Gustave (1826-98); Musee Gustave Moreau, Paris, France; (add.info.: Leda, in Greek mythology)

Leda and the Swan, c. 1570 (oil on canvas)
ALG279346 Leda and the Swan, c.1570 (oil on canvas) by Tintoretto, Jacopo Robusti (1518-94); 162x218 cm; Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence, Tuscany

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"Metamorphosed: A Journey Through Time and Art" Step into the world of metamorphosis as we explore a collection of captivating artworks that depict transformative tales. From ancient myths to modern masterpieces, these pieces transport us through time and space. In "Mercury and Argus, " witness the enchanting story of Mercury's cunning disguise as he outwits Argus with his mesmerizing flute. The oil on canvas brings this mythological moment to life, capturing every detail with vibrant colors. Pancho Villa On Horseback takes us to a different era, where the Mexican revolutionary gallops fearlessly across the canvas. His transformation from an ordinary man to an iconic figure is depicted in bold strokes, symbolizing his indomitable spirit. The marble sculpture of Leda showcases her encounter with Zeus disguised as a swan. This 1st/2nd-century AD masterpiece captures Leda's astonishment at her unexpected transformation, frozen forever in stone. Ganymede appears twice in our journey – once in bronze and again in marble. In both sculptures, Ganymede's beauty is emphasized as he becomes Zeus' cupbearer. These works highlight the allure of youth and its power to captivate even gods. Marvel at Mica schist, a rock transformed by intense heat and pressure over millions of years. Its shimmering layers tell stories written by nature itself – each line representing countless transformations that have shaped our planet. Leda returns alongside a majestic swan in another marble sculpture depicting their fateful encounter. The late 2nd-century AD artwork immortalizes their union while hinting at the consequences that follow such divine liaisons. Diana and Actaeon's tale unfolds before us through intricate marble carvings from 1554-64. Witness Actaeon's shocking transformation into a stag after accidentally stumbling upon Diana bathing – punishment for trespassing on sacred ground.