The Myth of Io
As told by the Roman poet Ovid (43 BCE-17 CE) in his "Metamorphoses," the beautiful nymph Io was seduced by Jupiter, king of the gods, and transformed into a heifer by Jupiter’s jealous wife, Juno. This painting, when read from left to right, illustrates multiple episodes in t...
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18298
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Taymouth Castle, Braedalbane, Scotland [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Mrs. Baillie-Hamilton, Langton, Berwickshire, Scotland, by 1903 [mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1911, by purchase [Bernard Berenson as agent]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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en
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1
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| thumbnailUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL1_37.421_Fnt_TR_T87III.jpg |
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| largeImageUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL1_37.421_Fnt_TR_T87III.jpg |
| iiifBase | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL1_37.421_Fnt_TR_T87III.jpg |
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| sourceUrl | https://purl.thewalters.org/art/37.421 |
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