Ateone mutato in Cervo da Diana
Background:Actea Actaeon at right; Diana in the centre
Background:
Ateone mutato in Cervo da Diana
Atheonis transformed into a deer by Diana
Penteo / Bacco Trionfante
Background: Bacchus carried by a procession
Background: Bacchus carried by a procession
Penteo / Bacco Trionfante
Pentheus / The Triumph of Bacchus
Cadmo mutato in Serpente con la moglie
Background: Cadmus being transformed into a serpent
Background: Cadmus being transformed into a serpent
Cadmo mutato in Serpente con la moglie
Cadmus is transformed into a serpent along with his wife
Dedalo / Icaro
Background: Icarus is falling to earth
Background: Icarus is falling to earth
Dedalo / Icaro
Daedalus / Icarus
Fetonte guisa il carro del sole
Background:A woman rides a chariot towards the sun
Phaeton, son of Helios, rides in his father's chariot
Background:
Phaeton, son of Helios, rides in his father's chariot
Fetonte guida il carro del sole
Phaeton drives the chariot of the Sun
Hercole entrando nel'inferno Amazza Cerbero
Background: Hercules enters the inferno of Cerberus
Background: Hercules enters the inferno of Cerberus
Hercole entrando nel'inferno Amazza Cerbero
Hercules kills Cerberus at the entrance of Ades
Licaone mutato in Lupo
Lycaon is transformed into a wolf
Avaritia del Re Mida
Background: Scene depicting the greed of King Midas
Background: Scene depicting the greed of King Midas
Avaritia del Re Mida
The greed of King Midas
Narcisso s'inamora de si stesso et dive ta un fiore
Background: Narcissus leans over a tomb set within a landscape
Background: Narcissus leans over a tomb set within a landscape
Narcisso s'inamora di se stesso et diventa un fiore
Narcissus falls in love with himself and turns into a flower
Eccellenza d'Orfeo nel sonare et lametarsi
Background: Orpheus plays his lyre
Background: Orpheus plays his lyre
Eccellenza d'Orfeo nel sonare et lametarsi
Orpheus’ great skill in playing and wailing
(lit., I think it’s what nowadays we’d call dramatic acting)
Quinto Curtio
Background: Marcus Curtius on horseback is about to leap into the chasm
Background: Marcus Curtius on horseback is about to leap into the chasm
Quinto Curtio
Quintus Curtius
Rololo et Remo primi fondatori de Roma
Background: Romulus and Remus alongside a wolf
Background: Romulus and Remus alongside a wolf
Romolo et Remo primi fondatori di Roma
Romulus and Remus, original founders of Rome
Serena
Background: Serena swims in the sea
Background: Serena swims in the sea
Terseo unice il Minotauro et inganna Arianna
Background: Theseus and the minotaur's labyrinth
Background: Theseus and the minotaur's labyrinth
Teseo vince il Minotauro et inganna Arianna
Thesesu defeats the Minotaur and deceives Arianna
Plutone / Venere et Cupido
Background: Venus and Cupid on a cliff; Pluto arrives in a chariot
Background: Venus and Cupid on a cliff; Pluto arrives in a chariot
Plutone / Venere et Cupido
Pluto / Venus and Cupid
Zarantani
Background: A city
Background: A city
This late 16th century suite of ornamental letters by Giacomo Paolini is known as 'Grotesque Alphabet in Mythological Landscapes'. The only thing I discovered about Paolini is that he was an Italian artist.
To discover which letters I've omitted and which letters were missing from the modern day alphabet, you will need to track them down at the source: the British Museum Prints Database (search on "Giacomo Paolini" in the 'free text' field)
The lazy link: Greek mythology.
**Update: Thanks to Giovanni for providing the translations above (in blue).
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