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Jupiter and Antiope

A work made of engraving on ivory laid paper, edge-mounted to ivory laid paper.
CC0 Public Domain Designation

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  • A work made of engraving on ivory laid paper, edge-mounted to ivory laid paper.

Date:

1550/59

Artist:

René Boyvin (French, c. 1525-after 1580)
after Luca Penni (Italian, 1500/04-1557)

About this artwork

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.

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

René Boyvin

Title

Jupiter and Antiope

Place

France (Artist's nationality:)

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Made 1550–1559

Medium

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

Dimensions

Image: 16.2 × 28.6 cm (6 7/16 × 11 5/16 in.); Sheet: 16.6 × 28.8 cm (6 9/16 × 11 3/8 in.); Secondary support: 25.2 × 36.7 cm (9 15/16 × 14 1/2 in.)

Credit Line

William McCallin McKee Memorial Endowment

Reference Number

2004.87

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