Illustrations to the Metamorphoses of Ovid: Jupiter and Io (.1); Jupiter and Io, disguised as a white beifer (.2); Mercury Rescuing Io from Argus (.3)
Object type: Drawing
Department: Drawings and Prints
Artist: Godfried Maes
Artist bio: Antwerp 1649–1700 Antwerp
Artist role: Artist
Artist nationality: Flemish
Date: late 17th century
Medium: Black chalk, pen and brown ink, brown and gray wash
Dimensions: each sheet: 6 1/2 x 8 11/16 in. (16.5 x 22 cm)
Classification: Drawings
Credit line: Frits and Rita Markus Fund, 2002
Accession year: 2002
Tags: Jupiter|Mercury|Cows|Dogs|Trees