Jacob de Wit, Jupiter, Disguised as a Shepherd, Seducing Mnemosyne, the Goddess of Memory
Rijksmuseum, AmsterdamView original →
Jacob de Wit

Jupiter, Disguised as a Shepherd, Seducing Mnemosyne, the Goddess of Memory

1727

Current Collection

Rijksmuseum

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Medium
canvas
Dimensions
240 × 205 cm
Status
In Museum Collection
Collect24 Art ID
C24-107730

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.

Registry history

  • 1727 — Recorded in the collection of Rijksmuseum

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