Jupiter turns King Lycaon into a wolf, Crispijn van de Passe (I), 1602 - 1607 print Lycaon tried to cheat Jupiter by slaughtering his son Arcas and offering him as a supper, after which Jupiter turns him into a wolf. In the background, the king's palace is hit by lightning. In the margin a four -line caption, in two columns, in Latin. Cologne paper engraving Lycaon changed into a wolf: Jupiter changes Lycaon into a wolf as punishment for offering the god, who is sitting at table, human flesh to eat; Lycaon's house is struck with lightning (Ovid, Metamorphoses I 237)

---

Size: 3842px × 2476px
Photo credit: © piemags/rmn / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: