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Title
Battus perfidus in saxum mutatus
Additional title: Battus metamorphosed into stone by a disguised Mercury
Names
Baur, Joh. Wilhelm (Johann Wilhelm), 1600-1642 (Artist)
Collection

Wonders: Images of the Ancient World

Mythology -- B-C

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1700 (Approximate)
Library locations
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Shelf locator: PC-WON MYT-B-C
Topics
Rocks
Hills
Gods
Mythology
Mercury (Roman deity)
Hermes (Greek deity)
Ovid, 43 B.C.-17 or 18 A.D. Metamorphoses
Genres
Illustrations
Notes
Content: Battus witnessed Mercury stealing Apollo's cattle and promised the god to keep it secret. When he later revealed the act to many people Mercury turned him into stone.
Source identifier: 11556 (Hades Legacy Identifier / Struc ID)
Content: Includes additional text in Latin and German. Written on border: "'Metamorphoses' by Ovid (Book 2.) ; Engr. after J.W. Baur, 17th cen."
Physical Description
Etchings
Extent: Plate mark 15 x 22 cm
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): a30ea760-c5be-012f-a477-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1600: Creator Born
  • 1642: Creator Died
  • 1700: Issued
  • 2020: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Battus perfidus in saxum mutatus" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1700. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e4-0bff-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Chicago/Turabian Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Battus perfidus in saxum mutatus" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 19, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e4-0bff-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

APA Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1700). Battus perfidus in saxum mutatus Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e4-0bff-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Wikipedia Citation

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Battus perfidus in saxum mutatus