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Engraving of a bearded muscular figure with a staff and eagle, holding a flame aloft, with Latin inscriptions below.

Jupiter, plate 2 from Parnassus Biceps

An engraving of a bearded, muscular male figure representing Jupiter, standing nude to the waist with a cloak draped over one shoulder and a staff in hand. An eagle stands at his feet beside a flame-like object raised in his right hand, with plants and Latin inscriptions framing the sheet.

Artist
Robert Boissard
Date
1601
Medium
Engraving in black on ivory laid paper
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 2513 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1601).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, The Wallace L. DeWolf and Joseph Brooks Fair Collections

Español: Júpiter, lámina 2 de Parnassus Biceps

Un grabado con una figura masculina barbada y musculosa que representa a Júpiter, desnuda hasta la cintura, con una capa sobre un hombro y un bastón en la mano. Junto a sus pies hay un águila, y en la mano derecha sostiene alto un objeto parecido a una llama; plantas e inscripciones latinas enmarcan la hoja.

Português: Júpiter, prancha 2 de Parnassus Biceps

Uma gravura de uma figura masculina barbada e musculosa que representa Júpiter, nua da cintura para cima, com uma capa drapeada sobre um ombro e um cajado na mão. Aos seus pés há uma águia, e na mão direita ele ergue um objeto semelhante a uma chama; plantas e inscrições latinas emolduram a folha.

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