Art Institute of Chicago

Jupiter and Antiope

René Boyvin (French, c. 1525-after 1580)

Date

1550/59

Medium

Engraving on ivory laid paper, edge-mounted to ivory laid paper

Culture

France

Department

Prints and Drawings

Institution

Art Institute of Chicago

René Boyvin’s Jupiter and Antiope is one of his anatomically ambitious reproductive prints based on the work of Luca Penni. It illustrates a story from Greek mythology. Boyvin depicted Antiope resting in a classical pose, with her arm overhead, as Jupiter, in the form of a satyr, stands over her, gesturing to the putto at Antiope’s side not to wake her. The figures are characterized by their accentuated muscles and distorted anatomy, a style typical to the School of Fontainebleau, whose artists were known for their attenuation of the body to create graceful, expressive forms.

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