Jupiter seduced Callisto by pretending to be Diana; this allowed him to get close to her. In the foreground, Diana/Jupiter and Callisto stand side by side. In the background right, Jupiter overpowers Callisto. Twice two lines of Latin text are given below the scene. This print is part of a series of 52 prints depicting stories from Ovid's Metamorphoses. This series is divided into three numbered series: two of 20 prints and one of 12 prints. This print belongs to the second series.
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Hendrick Goltzius
RKD
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Hendrick Goltzius
RKD
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Willem Hessels van Elst
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Hendrick Goltzius
RKD
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| Title | Jupiter Seduces Callisto in the Guise of Diana, after Ovid's Metamorphoses |
| Date | 1590 |
| Period | 16th century |
| Location | Haarlem TGN |
| Medium and support | burin engraving AAT |
| Signatures, inscriptions, and markings | printed inscription outside the depiction, bottom left: 6 |
| printed inscription outside the depiction, left middle: Nonacrina Jovem Calisto inflammat amore./ Adfreditur castam callidus ille dolis. | |
| printed inscription bottom right, outside the depiction: Dictynnam simulat, fucisq. armatus opimis/ Menalys lucis sua vota trahit. | |
| inscription reverse, upper left: [...] | |
| Collection | print room |
| Object type | burin engraving AAT |
| Inventory number | 2014-MK-2 |
| Acquisition credit |
unknown
2014 |
| Current whereabouts | Work currently not on display |
| Permalink | https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/2014-MK-2 |
| IIIF Manifest | https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/11683/manifest.json |
| Art & Architecture Thesaurus |
300189808
figures (representations)
AAT
300015636 landscapes AAT 300417629 mythologies (religious concept) AAT |
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| Keywords Iconclass |
25F33(EAGLE)
predatory birds: eagle
Iconclass
25G3 trees Iconclass 31A the (nude) human figure; 'Corpo humano' (Ripa) Iconclass 31A71 male sex; man Iconclass 31A72 female sex; woman Iconclass 31AA the (nude) human figure; 'Corpo humano' (Ripa) - AA - female human figure Iconclass 31D13 adolescent, young woman, maiden Iconclass 33C relations between the sexes Iconclass 33C49 rape, violation Iconclass 33C6 homosexual love Iconclass 33CC6 homosexual love - CC - homosexual love between women: lesbianism Iconclass 45C15(ARROW) archer's weapons: arrow Iconclass 45C15(BOW) archer's weapons: bow Iconclass 48(+431) art (+ copy, copying ~ work of art) Iconclass 83(OVID, Metamorphoses) (scenes from) specific works of literature (OVID, Metamorphoses) Iconclass 9 Classical Mythology and Ancient History Iconclass 92 gods ~ classical mythology Iconclass 92B1 (story of) Jupiter (Zeus) Iconclass 92B1215 Jupiter, in the guise of Diana, and Callisto Iconclass 92B18(EAGLE) attributes of Jupiter: eagle Iconclass 92C3 (story of) Diana (Artemis) Iconclass 92C392 companions, nymphs of Diana; 'Ninfe di Diana' (Ripa) Iconclass 92C3921 (story of) Callisto Iconclass |
| School / Style | Renaissance AAT |
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