An oval with scenes of the Metamorphoses: The Rape of Europa, the peasants turned into frogs, The Fall of Icarus, Glaucus and Scylla
1592
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1592
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
This drawing shows a round design filled with small scenes. Each scene has people, animals, or strange creatures in circles connected by swirls and lines. The center has a big flower-like shape with more swirls around it. The edges look like a border with tiny shapes and patterns. One detail stands out: the scenes tell stories from myths, like a woman on a bull or a man falling from the sky. The artist used fine lines to create shadows and shapes. Look up cross-hatching to see how artists build shadows with lines like these.
