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Grey engraving of a bearded Jupiter reclining on clouds beside a draped woman, with a small bear in the sky above and a bow-carrying figure at right.

Jupiter en Callisto

An engraving in grey tones shows a bearded Jupiter reclining on clouds with one arm raised, beside a draped reclining woman and a figure with a bow at right. Above him a small bear sits in a cloud, while nude male figures crowd the left edge of the composition.

Artist
anoniem
Date
1530-1582
Medium
Source
Rijksmuseum
Size
4000 × 2998 px
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Public domain · Rijksmuseum marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1582.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Rijksmuseum, image license https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Español: Júpiter y Calisto, grabado

Un grabado en tonos grises muestra a un Júpiter barbado recostado sobre las nubes, con un brazo levantado, junto a una mujer recostada cubierta con telas y una figura con arco a la derecha. Sobre él, un pequeño oso se sienta en una nube, mientras figuras masculinas desnudas llenan el borde izquierdo.

Português: Júpiter e Calisto, gravura

Uma gravura em tons de cinza mostra um Júpiter barbado reclinado sobre as nuvens, com um braço erguido, ao lado de uma mulher reclinada envolta em tecidos e de uma figura com arco à direita. Acima dele, um pequeno urso está sentado em uma nuvem, enquanto figuras masculinas nuas ocupam a borda esquerda.

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