Jupiter and Mnemosyne, Jacob de Wit
Jacob de Wit
Jupiter and Mnemosyne
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Jacob de Wit: Jupiter und Mnemosyne, 1720, Deckengemälde. Haus Schuilenburgh, Lange Vijverberg, Den Haag

Jacob de Wit

Jupiter and Mnemosyne, 1720


Blatt
189 x 142 mm
Darstellung
174 x 142 mm
Physical Description
Pen and dark brown ink and brush and brown, grey and blue ink, over red chalk
Inventory Number
2022
Object Number
2022 Z
Status
Can be presented in the study room of the Graphische Sammlung (special opening hours)

Work Data

Basic Information

Title
Jupiter and Mnemosyne
Draughtsman
Contractor, employer
Production Place
Period Produced
School
Object Type
Physical Description
Pen and dark brown ink and brush and brown, grey and blue ink, over red chalk
Material
Technique
Geographic Reference
Production Reason
Label at the Time of Manufacture
Signiert unten (mit der Feder in Schwarz): JdeWit inv & F
Bezeichnet unten (mit Rötel): Jupiter bij Mnomsinem in een / [... beschnitten]
Captions Added Later
Verso bezeichnet unten (mit der Feder in Schwarz): voor t [...] d heer Cornelis van Schuylenburgch in den hage
Verso unten links Stempel des Städelschen Kunstinstituts, Frankfurt am Main (Lugt 2356), geschwärzt, darunter weiterer Stempel des Städelschen Kunstinstituts
Watermark
  • [Fragment, nicht identifizierbar]

Property and Acquisition

Institution
Departement
Collection
Creditline
Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main
Picture Copyright
Public Domain

Work Content

Motifs and References

Genre
Persons Shown
Associated Persons and Institutions
Illustrated Passage
  • Ovid: Metamorphosen, 6., 114

Iconclass

Primary
  • 91B126 Mnemosyne
  • 92B1224 Jupiter, in the guise of a shepherd, and Mnemosyne, Titaness and mother of the Muses
  • 25F33(EAGLE) predatory birds: eagle
  • 31AA235 sitting figure - AA - female human figure

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08.12.2023