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The Golden Ass by Lucio Apulèio or The Metamorphoses of
THE GOLDEN ASS I, 1987 AQUATINT / AQUAFORTE HAND COLORED 21X21 CM. | 8½X8½ IN. IMAGE SIZE. Apuleius on Etchings by Petru Russu
ART AND ARTISTS THE GOLDEN ASS III, 1987 AQUATINT / AQUAFORTE HAND COLORED 21X29 CM. | 8½X11½ IN. IMAGE SIZE. Written towards the end of the second century AD, The Golden Ass tells
THE GOLDEN ASS II, 1987 AQUATINT / AQUAFORTE HAND COLORED 21X21 CM. | 8½X8½ IN. IMAGE SIZE.
the story of the many adventures of a young man whose fascination with
witchcraft leads him to be transformed into a donkey. The bewitched
Lucius passes from owner to owner - encountering a desperate gang of
THE GOLDEN ASS IV, 1987 AQUATINT / AQUAFORTE HAND COLORED 21X21 CM. | 8½X18½ IN. IMAGE SIZE.
robbers and being forced to perform lewd 'human' tricks on stage - until
the Goddess Isis finally breaks the spell and initiates Lucius into her cult.

PETRU RUSSU
Lives and works in Stockholm, Sweden
www.artaddiction.net/Graphic/Petru-Rusu/Petru-Rusu.htm

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