STC415871 Atalanta and Hippomenes or Atalanta e Ippomene, Book X, illustration from Ovid\'s Metamorphoses, Florence, 1832 (hand-coloured engraving) by Ademollo, Luigi (1764-1849); Private Collection; (add.info.: P. Ovidii Nasonis Metamorphoseon Libri XV cum Appositis Italico Carmine* Interpretationibus ac Notis, 5 Vols (Florence, 1824, repr. 1832); Book X: A Greek athlete, Atalanta wishes to stay chaste like Diana. She determines that she will only marry the man who can beat her in a race, and those who lose must be willing to lose their life as well. She is happily conquered by Hippomenes thanks to Venus\'s help. Hippomenes wins Atalanta with Venus\'s help and three golden apples. ); The Stapleton Collection; Italian, out of copyright.