Jupiter, Disguised as a Shepherd, Seducing Mnemosyne, the Goddess of Memory
The subjects for this painting and its pendant (right of the mantelpiece) come from the Metamorphoses, famous stories by the Roman author Ovid. In both scenes, Jupiter, king of the gods, disguised himself in order to seduce a maiden. Here, he is seen as a shepherd courting Mnemosyne. In the other painting, he passes himself off as Diana, goddess of the hunt, in order to charm her nymph Callisto.
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Jupiter, Disguised as a Shepherd, Seducing Mnemosyne, the Goddess of Memory
The subjects for this painting and its pendant (right of the mantelpiece) come from the Metamorphoses, famous stories by the Roman author Ovid. In both scenes, Jupiter, king of the gods, disguised himself in order to seduce a maiden. Here, he is seen as a shepherd courting Mnemosyne. In the other painting, he passes himself off as Diana, goddess of the hunt, in order to charm her nymph Callisto.
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De onderwerpen van dit schilde ...... olgelinge Callisto te bekoren.
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The subjects for this painting ...... r to charm her nymph Callisto.
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Rijksmuseum
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Jupiter, Disguised as a Shepherd, Seducing Mnemosyne, the Goddess of Memory
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Jupiter, vermomd als herder, verleidt Mnemosyne, godin van het geheugen
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1727
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1727
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drager breedte 205 cm
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drager hoogte 240 cm
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height 240 cm
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width 205 cm
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Collectie: schilderijen
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Collection: paintings
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provenance
Inv.; …; Commissioned by Jan B ...... K-A-3886, to the museum, 1955
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second quarter 18th century
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tweede kwart 18e eeuw
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