From the invention of the pan flute to the story of King Midas or the abduction of Europa, from the Deucalion Flood to Aeneas’s flight from ruined Troy.
Image gallery
Nicolas Poussin, Helios und Phaëton mit Saturnus und den vier Jahreszeiten (Detail), 1629-1630
Ovid’s *Metamorphoses* is among the most exciting works of poetry from antiquity and had an influence on early European painting comparable to that of the Bible.
Consequently, the Gemäldegalerie also houses numerous depictions of the often extremely bizarre tales of transformation involving gods and humans, animals, plants, and planets.
This lecture series explores these myths and demonstrates how artists repeatedly reinterpreted their narrative power, symbolism, and dramatic visual language.
- Speaker: Henrik Engel
- Talk Series G1: Wed / 4:00–5:00 p.m. / Sept. 9, 16, 23, 30, 2026
- Meeting place: Gemäldegalerie (Kulturforum)
- Participation fee: €40 plus admission.
- Limited number of participants.
Tickets for events organized by the Academy of the Berlin State Museums will be available online and at the museum ticket offices starting August 11, 2026.
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September 2026
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