Jacob de Wit, 1727 - Jupiter, Disguised as a Shepherd, Seducing Mnemosyne, the - fine art print

Original artwork information by the museum's website (© Copyright - Rijksmuseum - Rijksmuseum)

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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The more than 290 year old work of art with the title Jupiter, Disguised as a Shepherd, Seducing Mnemosyne, the was created by Jacob de Wit. This piece of art belongs to the collection of Rijksmuseum, which is the largest museum for Dutch art and history from the Middle Ages to the present day. With courtesy of Rijksmuseum (licensed - public domain).Additionally, the artpiece has the following creditline: . What is more, the alignment is portrait with a side ratio of 1 : 1.2, meaning that the length is 20% shorter than the width. The painter Jacob de Wit was an artist, whose artistic style was primarily Baroque. The Dutch artist lived for a total of 59 years and was born in the year 1695 in Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands and passed away in the year 1754 in Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands.

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