Jupiter & Calista
Thomas Burke; after Angelica Kauffman, Jupiter & Calista, 1782, crayon-manner engraving on paper, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. August C. Wunderly, public domain, 85.90.8
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- Title
Jupiter & Calista
- Artist
- Date
1782
- Medium
crayon-manner engraving on paper
- Dimensions (H x W x D)
image: 14 3/16 in x 11 3/8 in; plate: 12 9/16 in; sheet: 18 in x 14 1/16 in
- Inscriptions & Markings
inscription: Diana's shape and habit straight he took / Soften'd his brows and smooth'd his awful look. / And mildly in a female accent spoke / How fares my Girl; How went the Morning Chase. // London Publish'd April 2 " 1782 by J. Birchall Addison No. 473 Strand & Durand No8 Catherine Street, printed, lower center
inscription: Tho. Burke sculpt., printed, middle right
inscription: Angelica Kauffmann pinxt, printed, middle left
engraving: Thomas Burke
- Collection Area
Graphic Arts
- Category
Prints
- Object Type
intaglio print
- Culture
Swiss
- Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. August C. Wunderly
- Accession Number
85.90.8
- Copyright
public domain
- Terms
The supreme god Jupiter (Zeus to the Greeks) was perhaps the most amorous god of the pantheon. He assumed various forms to woo or deceive the object of his desire, transforming himself into a swan to seduce Leda, a bull to capture Europa (as seen in Reuben Nakian’s lithograph in this exhibition), or in this case, by disguising himself as the goddess Diana to seduce the chaste forest-nymph Calista.
- Exhibitions
2012 Mythologia: Gods, Heroes, and Monsters Portland Art Museum
