| Title |
Mercury and Herse from Ovid's Metamorphoses |
| Creator |
Griffith |
| Room Number |
1000 |
| Description |
Baroque landscape. Herse is a figure in Greek mythology, daughter of Cecrops, sister to Aglauros and Pandrosos. Mercury is a Roman god whose mythology and characteristics match those of the Greek god Hermes. The story of Mercury and Herse is from the Roman poet Ovid's "Metamorphoses" (Book II). His poetry greatly influenced European art and literature. Numerous artists have created paintings, engravings, prints, sculpture and plays depicting characters and locations from "Metamorphoses by Ovid (Publius Ovidius Naso) (43 BC - AD 17 or 18). |
| Collection Name |
Marriott Library Permanent Art Collection |
| Subject |
Mythology, Classical, in art; Gods, Greek, in art; Gods, Roman, in art; Ovid, 43 B.C.-17 or 18 A.D.--Characters; Art museums--Utah; University of Utah. Libraries--Art |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Medium |
Print |
| Height Framed |
32.75 inches |
| Width, Framed |
27.25 inches |
| Height Unframed |
25.25 inches |
| Width Unframed |
19.50 inches |
| Depth (3D Objects) |
n/a |
| Signature Location |
Bottom Right Corner |
| Library Number |
189 |
| Rights |
 |
| Digitization Specifications |
JPEG2000 image for display, Archival tiff generated by Photoshop. Original image captured by Photoshop. Original image captured with Nikon D300s at 12.3 megapixels. |
| Publisher |
Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Type |
Image/StillImage |
| Identifier |
index.cpd |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s6br8t05 |
| Setname |
uum_mlpac |
| ID |
235049 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6br8t05 |
