Rijksmuseum puts the spotlight on Roman poet’s epic

Ovid’s 15-book ‘Metamorphoses’, which chronicles the history of the world, has inspired artists ever since it was written more than 2,000 years ago

Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum has opened the biggest exhibition ever devoted to art inspired by Metamorphoses, Roman poet Ovid’s most famous work, featuring contributions from artists as varied as Caravaggio, Magritte and Bernini.

Ovid’s epic poem, written more than 2,000 years ago, has been the source for countless Roman, Greek and modern era paintings, statues and literary works.

More than 80 of them – from more than 50 museums around the world – have been assembled by the Rijksmuseum and the Borghese gallery in Rome for this exhibition.

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