Identification title(s): midas gets dog ears midae ob iudicij crassitiem aures asininae (title on object) metamorphoseon sive transformationum (series title) metamorphoses of ovid (series title). Object type: print serial number: 102/150object number: rp-p-ob-37. 876. Catalog reference: the illustrated bartsch 739, bartsch 638-787. Inscriptions / marks: collector's mark, verso, stamped: lugt 240. Description: king midas, who served as a jury member in the music competition between apollo and the satyr marsyas (or pan), receives a pair of dog ears from apollo. Title in latin in bottom margin. Manufacture. Manufacturer: printmaker: antonio tempesta, publisher: pieter de jode (i). Place of manufacture: printmaker: italy publisher: antwerp (city). Dating: 1606. Material and technology. Physical characteristics: etching. Material: paper technique: etching. Dimensions: plate edge: height 104 mm × width 117 mm explanation: this print is part of a series of 150 prints (+ title print) with representations of ovid's metamorphoses. Subject: what: midas given ass's ears: apollo gives midas ass's ears as punishment for preferring pan in the musical contest between apollo and pan (ovid, metamorphoses xi 174). Acquisition: transfer of management 1816. Date: 1606.
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