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Etching of a rustic interior with a seated old man, a helmeted youth at left, a bearded man holding a bowl, and a kneeling headscarved woman at right.

Jupiter Visits with Philemon and Bacchus

Aquatint and etching of a rustic interior where a bare-chested old man sits at a table while a helmeted youth leans in from the left, an older bearded man holds a bowl behind, and a headscarved woman kneels at right. Jugs on shelves and a hanging lamp add strong tonal contrast.

Artist
Carl Russ
Date
1809
Medium
Etching and aquatint on tan wove paper
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 1591 px
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Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Robert Chase Endowment

Español: Júpiter visita a Filemón y Baucis, aguafuerte de Carl Russ, 1809

Aguafuerte y aguatinta de un interior rústico donde un anciano semidesnudo se sienta a la mesa mientras un joven con casco se inclina desde la izquierda, un hombre barbado y mayor sostiene un cuenco detrás y una mujer con pañuelo se arrodilla a la derecha. Jarras en estantes y una lámpara colgante crean un fuerte contraste tonal.

Português: Júpiter visita Filêmon e Báucis, gravura de Carl Russ, 1809

Água-forte e aquatinta de um interior rústico onde um ancião seminu está sentado à mesa enquanto um jovem de capacete se inclina à esquerda, um homem barbudo mais velho segura uma tigela atrás e uma mulher de lenço se ajoelha à direita. Jarros em prateleiras e uma lamparina suspensa criam forte contraste tonal.

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