ASIN: B01902TY3C
Publisher: Amazon.com Services LLC
Pages: 374
"Art lies hidden by its own artifice" -- Ovid. And his great work was sure chock-full of surprises! Lusty gods who turned women into cows and trees. Lovers who'd found their love forever tainted by the interfering acts of the supernatural meddling of the gods; had there been rebus picture word puzzles in the artwork related to Ovid's 'Metamorphoses'? Step aboard the enchanted mystery ship for a journey through the literary epic poem of the 'Metamorphoses.' Utilizing an extravaganza of vibrant illustrations from history’s most eminent artists, this book first highlights the fine points of the fundamental story and then acquaints the readers with the history and overall canons of the Philosophers’ Stone. The readers embark upon a tour through the Greco-Roman mythology in Ovid's epic 'Metamorphoses.' Readers will then explore the intricacies of the Art of alchemy, but what is even more ...
