Latona Changing the Lycian Peasants into Frogs
Copyright
Work in the public domain
Image: Courtauld
Image: Courtauld
Maker
Attributed to
1586-1642
1586-1642
Title
Latona Changing the Lycian Peasants into Frogs
Date of Production
c. 1610-13
Medium
oil on copper
Dimensions
Height: 18.5 cm (copper)
Width: 25.4 cm (copper)
Width: 25.4 cm (copper)
Object Number
P.1978.PG.206
Mode of Acquisition
Count Antoine Seilern, bequest, 1978
Credit
Courtauld Gallery, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)
Label Text
In the Metamorphoses, the ancient Roman poet Ovid recounts a mythological episode set in Lycia, a region in Asia Minor (now Turkey) in which Latona, the mother of the gods Apollo and Diana, turned a group of peasants into frogs. They had angered her by stirring up the mud in a pond to prevent her from drinking.
Johann König was a German painter who spent several years in Italy, where this painting was made. It copies a composition by another German artist working in Rome, Adam Elsheimer.
Johann König was a German painter who spent several years in Italy, where this painting was made. It copies a composition by another German artist working in Rome, Adam Elsheimer.
Provenance
Princes Gate Bequest 1978
Exhibition History
The Courtauld Collects - 20 Years of Acquisitions, Somerset House & London & England, 17/06/2010-19/09/2010
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