Rijksmuseum puts the spotlight on Roman poet’s epic

Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum has opened the biggest exhibition ever devoted to art inspired by Metamorphoses , Roman poet Ovid’s most famous work, featuring contributions from artists as varied as Caravaggio, Magritte and Bernini. Ovid’s epic poem, written more than 2,000 years ago, has been the source for countless Roman, Greek and modern era paintings,