Jupiter and Antiope

Rijksmuseum

Jupiter and Antiope

Date
c. 1631
Medium
paper
Institution
Rijksmuseum

Jupiter, the mythological supreme god, was prey to human emotions. Here he pays a night-time visit to the beautiful Antiope, daughter of a king, while she is sound asleep. His nocturnal seduction of her resulted in the birth of the twins Amphion and Zethos.

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