This medieval illustration comes from a manuscript, attributed to a figure named Chrétien Legouais, that contained The Ovide Moralisé (an anonymous French translation of Ovid’s Metamorphoses). Although the manuscript illustrations were produced around the 14th century, the artworks tell mythological stories that were anthologized by ancient writers such as Ovid (43 BCE-17 CE) and Pseudo-Apollodorus … Continue reading Hercules On His Pyre, Illustrated c. 14th Century In A Manuscript Attributed To Chrétien Legouais Containing The Ovide Moralisé