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Description: | The theme of this painting seems to be Venus being awakened or surprised by the appearance of Jupiter, identifiable by the thunderbolt he holds in his hand, and his beard. Jupiter was a sky god and associated with the sun, but the true sun god, Apollo, was much younger. Although Jupiter was a notorious philanderer, he did not have a relationship with Venus, a fact that rends the exact nature of this scene obscure. The work bears an attribution to the French school, and does bear similarities with classical painters such as Ingres. | Subjects: | mythology (Venus Cupid Jupiter) | Source: | Vads | Creator: | Artist: French School Æ Attributed to | Identifier: | http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=8655... | Go to resource |
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