Jupiter and Callisto Canvas. 26.5 x 36.5 cm The theme of Jupiter and Callisto is taken from Ovid's Metamorphoses (Book II). Callisto, Diana's favourite nymph goddess of hunting, therefore has a duty of chastity. Jupiter to seduce her takes on the appearance of Diana, but a few months later Callisto pregnant will be chased by her mistress' dogs. Jupiter to save her will turn her into a star. The moment chosen here is the one where Jupiter transformed into Diana seduces Callisto. Amigoni painted several paintings of the same subject, with very similar compositions: - One is kept at the Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg (62 x 76 cm). - Another version formerly at Colnaghi was sold at Sotheby's, London, on November 28, 1962 (No. 168). - The version closest to ours (37 x 47.5 cm) formerly kept in the Mauro Herlizka collection in Buenos Aires (see A. Scarpa Sonino, Jacopo Amigoni Soncino, 1994, No. 19, reproduced), has been 40. He took over a sale at Christie's, New York, on April 6, 2006 (No. 90, reproduced). In these four paintings, Amigoni is similar to the French painting influenced by Lemoyne and Watteau.
Jupiter and Callisto Canvas. 26.5 x 36.5 cm The theme of Jupiter and Callisto is taken from Ovid's Metamorphoses (Book II). Callisto, Diana's favourite nymph goddess of hunting, therefore has a duty of chastity. Jupiter to seduce her takes on the appearance of Diana, but a few months later Callisto pregnant will be chased by her mistress' dogs. Jupiter to save her will turn her into a star. The moment chosen here is the one where Jupiter transformed into Diana seduces Callisto. Amigoni painted several paintings of the same subject, with very similar compositions: - One is kept at the Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg (62 x 76 cm). - Another version formerly at Colnaghi was sold at Sotheby's, London, on November 28, 1962 (No. 168). - The version closest to ours (37 x 47.5 cm) formerly kept in the Mauro Herlizka collection in Buenos Aires (see A. Scarpa Sonino, Jacopo Amigoni Soncino, 1994, No. 19, reproduced), has been 40. He took over a sale at Christie's, New York, on April 6, 2006 (No. 90, reproduced). In these four paintings, Amigoni is similar to the French painting influenced by Lemoyne and Watteau.
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