Circe turns Picus into a woodpecker, Metamorphoses of Ovid (series title), The sorceress Circe had fallen in love with Picus, king of Ausonia. However, he rejected her love because he was already in love with the nymph Canens. In anger, Circe turns him into a woodpecker. In the distance, Picus's page waits with the falcon and hunting dogs by his horse., print maker: Crispijn van de Passe (II), (after), after print by: Antonio Tempesta, publisher: Crispijn van de Passe (I), (attributed to), c. 1636 - 1670, paper, engraving, height 170 mm × width 233 mm
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