Metamorphoses

stories shown through

artwork
By Lily Poole
 Stories I have chosen and why?
01 Orpheus

02 Achilles

03 Philomen and Baucis

Hecuba, Polyxena and

04 Polydorous
 Orpheus
Aristaeus chasing Orpheus and
Eurydice bitten by Eurydice, Carl Goos,
a snake , 1826, National
illustration from a Gallery of Denmark.
copy of Ovid’s
Metamorphoses,
1493-4
Cast of three-figured
relief depicting Hermes,
Eurydice, and Orpheus,
from Museo
Archeologico Nazionale Orpheus in the
di Napoli underworld,
Frans Francken

Orpherus & the beasts, a mosaic

Achilles Displaying the Body of Hector at
The Feet of Patroclus, by Jean Joseph
Taillason Achillies Thetis dipping the infant
Achilles into the river Styx,
by Peter Paul Rubens
Achilles
Defeating
Hector, By
Rafael Tegeo

‘The Epic Death of Achilles’

 Philomen and Baucis Philemon and Baucis,
By Walter Crane

Philomen and
Baucis, by
Rembrandt van
Rijn 1658

Jupiter And
Mercury Visiting
Philemon And
Baucis and Philemon, by Arthur Baucis, Painted By
Rackham, 1922. Jacob Jordaens
Hecuba and Polyxena,
by Merry-Joseph Hecuba in art
Blondel

Hecuba
Blinding
Polymnestor,
by Giuseppe
Maria Crespi

Hecubas
grief, by
Hecuba and the Trojan Women Murdering Leonaert
Polymestor, by Bramer 1630
Antonio Tempesta 1606
How does this research
connect to the play?
Thank you so much for
listening!!