Who created "The Daughters of Minyas"?

The Daughters of Minyas was created by Antonio Fantuzzi|Francesco Primaticcio in 1545.

What medium is "The Daughters of Minyas"?

The Daughters of Minyas is Etching.

Is "The Daughters of Minyas" in the public domain?

Yes, The Daughters of Minyas is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

The Daughters of Minyas

Antonio Fantuzzi|Francesco Primaticcio

1545

Medium

Etching

Dimensions

10 1/4 x 12 3/16 in. (26.1 x 30.9 cm)

Classification

Prints

Department

Drawings and Prints

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1949

Accession Number

49.97.583

Tags

WomenLooms

Art Historical Context

In the opulent world of Renaissance France, *The Daughters of Minyas (1545) captures a dramatic moment from Greek mythology. Created by Italian artists Antonio Fantuzzi and Francesco Primcio, who were key figures in the School of Fontaineble, the etching depicts the of King Minyas—Alcithoë, Leucippe, and Arsippe—defiantly weaving at their looms. In Ovid's *Metamorphoses*, they spurn the rites of Dionysus, the god of wine and ecstasy, choosing mortal tasks over divine revelry; as punishment, they are transformed into bats. The tags highlighting "Women" and "Looms" emphasize this tension between...

The Daughters of Minyas

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