Jupiter In The Guise Of Diana And Callisto by Francois Boucher
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Jupiter In The Guise Of Diana And Callisto by Francois Boucher
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Painting - Digital Art Reproduction
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Jupiter In The Guise Of Diana And Callisto c1763 by French Painter François Boucher (1703 - 1770), who was also an accomplished draughtsman and etcher. He worked in the Rococo Style and is known for his idyllic classical themes, pastoral scenes and decorative allegories.
In this scene we see Jupiter seducing Callisto while be disguised as Diana (François Boucher also did another piece based on this Greek Myth in 1759; which can also be seen in my collection).
In Greek Mythology Callisto was a daughter of the Arkadian King Lykaon or Lycaon and a hunting companion of the Goddess Artemis.
Though there are several contradictory versions of the myth, ancient writers all agreed on a number of details. Being that Callisto was seduced by the god Zeus, transformed into a bear, bore a son named Arkas (Arcas), and was hunted down as a beast and placed amongst the stars as the constellation Ursa Major.
This is a retouched digital art reproduction of a public domain image.
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