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Leaf from Metamorphoses by Ovid (43 BCE–17 CE) Commentary by Lactantius Placidus, Petrus Lavinius, and Raffaele Regio
Leaf from Metamorphoses by Ovid (43 BCE–17 CE) Commentary by Lactantius Placidus, Petrus Lavinius, and Raffaele Regio

Leaf from Metamorphoses by Ovid (43 BCE–17 CE) Commentary by Lactantius Placidus, Petrus Lavinius, and Raffaele Regio

Author Ovid Italian, 43 BCE–17 CE
Printer Elisabetta Rusconi Venice, active 1524–1527
AuthorLiterary critic: Lactantius Placidus
AuthorLiterary critic: Petrus Lavinius
AuthorLiterary critic: Raffaele Regio
DateApril 1527
MediumInk on paper, woodcut
Dimensions12 x 8 7/8 in. (30.5 x 22.5 cm)
ClassificationsBook Arts
Credit LineGift of Dr. and Mrs. Abram Kanof
Object numberG.76.12.17
On View
On view
ProvenanceCollection of Otto F. Ege, Cleveland, OhioExhibition HistoryRaleigh, NC, North Carolina Museum of Art, "Glory of Venice: Masterworks of the Renaissance," March 4–June 18, 2017 (Raleigh venue only, was not shown in Denver).

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