Dal mito alla scena : adulterio, seduzione e gelosia nel “Furtum Veneris et Martis” di Lorenzo de’ Medici

The myth of Mars, Venus, and Vulcan became very popular during the Renaissance, both in the literature and in the visual arts. This article examines the presence of expressions related to love and jealousy in Lorenzo de’ Medici’s Furtum Veneris et Martis, a brief poem composed for a carnival or other public celebration in Florence. Moreover, the analysis aims to show the relationship between this text written in order to realize a play and the description of the adultery offered by Ovid in the Ars amatoria and in the Metamorphoses.