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Etching of a canopied bed in a grand room; at left a bearded god with a thunderbolt descends through clouds toward a reclining woman.

Alcove with Jupiter Appearing to Semele in all his Glory

An etching of an interior with a canopied bed beneath a coffered ceiling, flanked by a standing statue on a pedestal. In the clouds at left, a winged, bearded figure with a thunderbolt descends toward the bed, where a reclining woman is attended by cherubs. French inscription runs along the lower margin.

Artist
Jean Le Pautre
Date
1658–1703
Medium
Etching on laid paper
Source
Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum)
Size
3999 × 3030 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1703).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Español: Alcoba con Júpiter apareciendo a Sémele en toda su gloria

Un aguafuerte de un interior con una cama con dosel bajo un techo artesonado, junto a una estatua de pie sobre un pedestal. En las nubes a la izquierda, una figura barbuda con alas y un rayo desciende hacia la cama, donde una mujer recostada es atendida por querubines. Una inscripción en francés corre por el margen inferior.

Português: Alcova com Júpiter aparecendo a Semele em toda sua glória

Uma gravura em água-forte de um interior com uma cama com dossel sob um teto em caixotões, ao lado de uma estátua de pé sobre um pedestal. Nas nuvens à esquerda, uma figura barbada e alada com um raio desce em direção à cama, onde uma mulher reclinada é atendida por querubins. Uma inscrição em francês percorre a margem inferior.

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