Cobby, H (2020) Changing Shapes: Metamorphosis in Art [curator]. Barber Institute of Fine Arts, Birmingham, UK, 16 October 2020 - 6 June 2021.
| Item Type: | Exhibition |
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| Creators: | Cobby, H |
| Abstract: | More than 250 myths are woven together through themes of psychological and physical transformation – as well as love, pursuit and punishment – to create ‘Metamorphoses’ (8AD) an epic poem by Ovid (43BC – 17AD), who was the leading poet in Rome under the reign of Augustus. Stirring European artists for centuries, these ambitious themes have made the poem more widely illustrated than any other book from the ancient world, except the Bible. Bringing together prints and drawings inspired by Ovid’s writing, this display draws on the Barber’s collection: from mid-16th-century Flemish etchings to an early 20th-century drawing by French artist André Derain, and a 1950s print by German Surrealist Max Ernst. |
| Official URL: | https://barber.org.uk/changing-shapes-metamorphosi... |
| Date: | 16 October 2020 |
| Event Location: | Barber Institute of Fine Arts, Birmingham, UK |
| Divisions: | Professional Services |
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| Date Deposited: | 04 Nov 2026 19:50 |
| Last Modified: | 04 Nov 2026 19:53 |
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