Jupiter and Leucothoe
Medium
Engraving
Dimensions
plate: 6 15/16 x 9 15/16 in. (17.6 x 25.2 cm) sheet: 7 1/4 x 10 1/4 in. (18.4 x 26 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Bequest of Phyllis Massar, 2011
Accession Number
2012.136.478
Tags
Art Historical Context
In the captivating engraving *Jupiter and Leucoe*, created by Robert Willemsz de Baud after designs by the renowned Hendrick Goltzius, visitors encounter a sensual mythological scene from Ovid's *Metamorphoses*. Here, the king of the gods, Jupiter, seduces the mortal princess Leucothoe an intimate bedchamber interior. The work's tags—female nudes, Jupiter, beds, and interiors—highlight its erotic undertones, a common motif in Renaissance art that blended classical antiquity with Renaissance humanism. Goltzius, a leading Dutch Mannerist artist active in the late 16th century, was celebrated fo...
About the Artist
Robert Willemsz de Baudous|Hendrick Goltzius (Netherlandish|Netherlandish) · 1574 |1558 –1659 |1617
Netherlandish, 1574/5–1659|Netherlandish, Mühlbracht 1558–1617 Haarlem