Jupiter and Callisto (Boucher, 1759)

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Jupiter in the Guise of Diana and the Nymph Callisto
François Boucher - La Nymphe Callisto, séduite par Jupiter sous les traits de Diane (1759).jpg
Artist François Boucher
Year 1759
Dimensions 57.79 cm × 69.85 cm (22.75 in × 27.50 in)
Location Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City

Jupiter and Callisto or The Nymph Callisto Seduced by Jupiter in the Guise of Diana is a 1759 oil painting on canvas by François Boucher, now in the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City, United States.

It shows Jupiter seducing Callisto whilst disguised as Diana.[1]

References

  1. Edward Strachan, Roy Bolton, Russia and Europa in the Nineteenth Century (2008), Sphinx Fine Arts. p. 86

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