Jupiter and Callisto
ArtistFrançois Boucher
Year1744
Mediumoil on canvas
Dimensions98 cm × 72 cm (39 in × 28 in)
LocationPushkin Museum, Moscow

Jupiter and Callisto is a 1744 oil-on-canvas painting by François Boucher, now in the Pushkin Museum in Moscow. It shows Jupiter disguised as Diana to seduce Callisto.

Mythological theme

Jupiter, who is in love with Callisto, takes on the appearance of Diana to seduce her. The painting depicts the flirtation between Jupiter, under the disguise of the goddess of the hunt, and her favorite nymph.

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