Excelling in small-scale mythological scenes, Adam Elsheimer depicted a subject from Ovid’s Metamorphoses (II: 596–632) in which Apollo hastily murders his beloved Coronis upon learning of her infidelity. Elsheimer maximized the gem-like potential of the copper support and rich palette while invoking Michelangelo da Caravaggio’s contrast of light and shadow. In this copy after Elsheimer’s painting, fellow German artist Johann König lightens the palette to lure the viewer’s eye to the naked flesh, offering an exceptionally erotic intimacy.