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Baroque painting of a bearded muscular man in gold drapery surrounded by nude figures, with a woman in red raising her hand above him under a dark sky.

Jupiter Rebuked by Venus

Baroque oil painting of a mythological scene: a muscular bearded man sprawls in gold-edged drapery while a woman in flowing red cloth raises a pointing hand above him. Nude and draped figures, a helmeted soldier and a winged cupid crowd the composition against a dark, stormy sky.

Artist
Abraham Janssens
Date
c. 1612
Medium
Oil on canvas
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 1378 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1617).
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, Purchased with funds provided by The Old Masters Society; the Alexander A. McKay Endowment

Español: Júpiter reprendido por Venus, c. 1612

Pintura barroca al óleo de una escena mitológica: un hombre musculoso y barbado yace sobre un paño dorado mientras una mujer con una tela roja fluida alza la mano señalando hacia arriba. Figuras desnudas y drapeadas, un soldado con casco y un cupido alado llenan la composición bajo un cielo oscuro y tormentoso.

Português: Júpiter repreendido por Vênus, c. 1612

Pintura barroca a óleo de uma cena mitológica: um homem musculoso e barbado repousa sobre um tecido dourado enquanto uma mulher com um manto vermelho fluido ergue a mão apontando para cima. Figuras nuas e drapeadas, um soldado de elmo e um cupido alado preenchem a composição sob um céu escuro e tempestuoso.

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