Antike Legenden (Classical Legends)

Artist Lovis Corinth (German, 1858-1925)

Publisher Verlag der Marées-Gesellschaft, R. Piper & Co., Munich, 1920

Printer etchings: Giesecke & Devrient, Leipzig; text: Spamersche Buchdruckerei, Leipzig

Author Julius Meier-Graefe (German, 1867-1935)

Date1920

DimensionsPortfolio: H: 27 13/16 in. (706 mm); W: 20 3/4 in. (527mm).
Mat: H: 20 1/4 in. (515 mm); W: 27 3/16 in. (690 mm).
Sheet (untrimmed): H: 18 5/8 in. (473 mm); W: 24 1/2 in. (623 mm).
Pamphlet: H: 18 3/8 in. (467 mm); W: 13 5/8 in. (346 mm); Depth: 1/16 in. (2 mm).
Page: H: 17 1/2 in. (445 mm); W: 13 in. (330 mm).

MediumOriginal prints: 12 etchings with drypoint. Text: letterpress. Paper: ivory laid paper watermarked: MARÉES.

ClassificationPrints

Credit LineGift of Molly and Walter Bareiss

Object number

1984.359A-L

Not on View

Label TextAntike Legenden (Classical Legends) is a late-career graphic portfolio by German Expressionist Lovis Corinth, comprising twelve drypoint etchings depicting scenes from Greek mythology. The series includes subjects such as The Judgment of Paris, The Abduction of Helen, Orpheus and Eurydice, and The Forge of Vulcan. Initiated in 1918 at the suggestion of art historian Julius Meier-Graefe, the project was completed and published in 1920. The prints, executed in 1919 and published in early 1920, present the following mythological subjects: Odysseus und die Freier (Odysseus and the Suitors) Apollo und die rosenfingrige Eos (Apollo and the Rosy-Fingered Eos) Die Jugend des Zeus (The Youth of Zeus) Der singende Orpheus (Orpheus Singing) Daphnis und Cloe (Daphnis and Chloe) Das Fest des Bacchus (The Festival of Bacchus) Erziehung des Achill (The Training of Achilles) Der Raub der Helena (The Abduction of Helen) Urteil des Paris (The Judgment of Paris) Die Schmiede des Vulcan (The Forge of Vulcan) Der Spiegel der Venus (The Mirror of Venus) Perseus und Andromeda (nach Rubens) (Perseus and Andromeda, after Rubens)Exhibition History1984.359C: Toledo Museum of Art, In Motion: Dance and Performance in Art, September 18, 2015- January 3, 2016.