In Jupiter and Antiope Anthony van Dyck depicts one of Jupiter’s many escapades. In Ovid’s Metamorphoses we are told how the father of the gods disguises himself as a satyr and impregnates the nymph Antiope with twins. Van Dyck depicts the moment when Jupiter, accompanied by his permanent attribute the eagle, spies on the innocently sleeping Antiope. The erotic tones of the portrayal can be seen as an ode to fertility as well as a condemnation of licentious behaviour. Mythological scenes like this gave artists an excuse for depicting nude figures without fear of repercussions. Jupiter and Antiope is an early work by Van Dyck and one of his few mythological paintings. It is a typical work of bravado in which Van Dyck is able to demonstrate his virtuosity as a painter of nudes and precious materials. It earned him great success. There are several versions of the work, one of which Rubens had in his possession until his death.
| Artist |
Anthony van Dyck
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| Title | Jupiter and Antiope |
| Date | ca. 1620 |
| Period | 17th century |
| Collection | paintings AAT |
| Object type | oil paintings (visual works) AAT |
| Inventory number | 1900-D |
| Acquisition credit |
gift
The Friends of the Museum Ghent 1900 |
| Current whereabouts | Work on display |
| Permalink | https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/1900-D |
| IIIF Manifest | https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/317/manifest.json |
| Art & Architecture Thesaurus |
300417629
mythologies (religious concept)
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300015636 landscapes AAT |
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| Keywords Iconclass |
12F13
representations ~ gods, demi-gods, heroes etc. (Roman religion)
Iconclass
25G11 groups of trees Iconclass 25G3 trees Iconclass 25G31 shrubs Iconclass 25H1 landscapes in the temperate zone Iconclass 25H11 mountains Iconclass 25H112 rocks Iconclass 25H153 bush, shrubs ~ forest Iconclass 26A clouds Iconclass 31A2 anatomy (non-medical) Iconclass 31A22141 tongue Iconclass 31A25 postures and gestures of arms and hands Iconclass 31AA the (nude) human figure; 'Corpo humano' (Ripa) - AA - female human figure Iconclass 31AA236 lying figure - AA - female human figure Iconclass 31B62323 tongue stuck out Iconclass 41D27 drapery, draped garment, 'Gewandgebung' Iconclass 83(OVID, Metamorphoses) (scenes from) specific works of literature (OVID, Metamorphoses) Iconclass 9 Classical Mythology and Ancient History Iconclass 91 myths about creation: cosmogony, theogony, and the origin of man Iconclass 92 gods ~ classical mythology Iconclass 92B the great gods of Heaven, and their train Iconclass 92B1 (story of) Jupiter (Zeus) Iconclass 92B1213 Jupiter, disguised as a satyr, approaches the sleeping Antiope; the eagle may be standing nearby Iconclass 92B18(EAGLE) attributes of Jupiter: eagle Iconclass 92L41 satyr(s) (in general) Iconclass 92L418 satyr(s) (in general) - attributes Iconclass 95B the Greek heroic legends (II): heroines Iconclass 95B(ANTIOPE) (story of) Antiope Iconclass 97 metamorphoses ~ classical mythology Iconclass |
| School / Style | Baroque AAT |
| Van Dyck et ses élèves : Avec huit eaux-fortes du maîtres reproduites en fac-simile par l'héliogravure et seize autres gravures, dont douze hors texte / Alfred Michiels. - Paris : Librairie Renouard-H. Laurens, 1882 (p. 235) |
| Antoon van Dyck [1901]. - [s.l.] : [s.n.], [s.a.] |
| Rubens and his Legacy (exhibition Brussel, BOZAR, 25.09.2014 - 04.01.2015 ; London, Royal Academy of Arts, 24.01 - 10.04.2015) / Nico Van Hout, Arturo Galansino, Katia Pisvin, Alexis Merle du Bourg, Gerlinde Gruber, David Howarth, Tim Barringer. - London : Royal Academy of Arts, 2014 |
| Die Meister der Holländischen und Vlämischen Malerschulen : Zweite, vermehrte Auflage / Wilhelm Von Bode. - Leipzig : E.A. Seemann, 1919 (p. 370) |
| Antoon van Dyck / C. Glücke. - [s.l.] : [s.n.], [s.a.] (p. 201-202) |
| Antoon van Dyck [1930a] / J. Decoen. - [s.l.] : [s.n.], [s.a.] (p. 1-7) |
| Museum van Schoone Kunsten : Catalogus ; Oude Meesters, Schilderstukken, teekeningen, plaatsneden (met geschiedkundig overzicht) / Maurice Dupuis, Georges Charles Nicolas Marie Hulin de Loo, Fritz Van Loo. - Gent : Drukkerij F. De Vos, 1938 ; Gent : Stad Gent, 1938 (p. 51-52 ('? Oorspronkelijk stuk')) |
| Guide du Musée des Beaux-Arts de Gand, Orné de 52 reproductions de tableaux : Extrait du guide illustré de Gand / Jos. Casier. - Gand : Anc. Maison d'édition Vanderpoorten, 1949 (p. 23) |
| Antoon van Dijck / Jan Pieter Ballegeer. - [s.l.] : [s.n.], [s.a.] (p. 66-68) |
| Anthoon van Dijck / Françoise De Saligny. - [s.l.] : [s.n.], [s.a.] (p. 340, nr. 747) |
| Katalog der Niederländischen Gemälde von 1550 bis 1800 im Wallraf-Richartz-Museum und im öffentlichen besitz der stadt Köln : Mit ausnahme des Kölnischen stadtmuseums / Horst Vey, Annamaria Kesting. - Köln : Gert von der Osten und Horst Keller, 1967 (p. 37, dep. 278 (c)) |
| The young Van Dyck = Le jeune Van Dyck (exhibition Ottawa, National Gallery of Canada, 19.09 - 09.11.1980) / Alan McNairn. - Ottawa : National Gallery of Canada, 1980 (p. 17, 21, 143, 144) |
| Museum voor Schone Kunsten Gent / Robert Hoozee. - Brussel : Ministerie van de Vlaamse Gemeenschap, 1988 (p. 45, 54) |
| Museum voor Schone Kunsten Gent = Museum of Fine Arts Ghent / Claudie De Guillebon, Jacques Ostier, Robert Hoozee, Monique Tahon-Vanroose. - Parijs : Association des Amis de "Musées 2000", 1989 (p. 63 (ill. 107)) |
| Jacob Jordaens (1593-1678) : Deel I: Schilderijen en Wandtapijten ; Deel II: Tekeningen en Prenten (tentoonstelling Antwerpen, Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten, 27 maart - 27 juni 1993) / Roger-Adolf d'Hulst, Nora De Poorter, Marc Vandenven. - Brussel : Gemeentekrediet, 1993 (p. 250 (ill.)) |
| Museum voor Schone Kunsten Gent : Catalogus schilderkunst ; Deel I: 14de - 18de eeuw ; Deel II: 19de - 20ste eeuw / Robert Hoozee, Johan De Smet, Bruno Fornari, Ruth Monteyne. - Gent : Museum voor Schone Kunsten Gent, 2007 (dl. I, p. 31, 84-85 (ill.)) |
| Het Museum voor Schone Kunsten Gent : een keuze uit de mooiste werken / Patrick De Rynck. - Gent : Ludion, 2007 (p. 36 (ill.)) |
| Antwerpen - Brugge - Gent : De musea en hun kunstschatten van Van Eyck tot Magritte ; ontdek het rijke erfgoed in drie Vlaamse steden ; de Vlaamse Kunstcollectie / Geert Souvereyns, Till-Holger Borchert, Paul Vandenbroeck. - Dijon : Éditions Faton, 2007 (p. 48-49 (ill.)) |
| Faune, fais-moi peur! : Images du faune de l'Antiquité à Picasso (exposition Lodève, Musée de Lodève, 07.07 - 07.10.2018) / Ivonne Papin-Drastik, Coline Zellal, Sandra Buratti-Hasan, François Lissarague. - Lodève : Musée de Lodève, 2018 ; Milano : SilvanaEditoriale, 2018 (p. 68-69) |
| Van Dyck : Pittore di Corte (Mostra Torino, Musei Reali, 16.11.2018 - 17.03.2019) / Anna Maria Bava, Maria Grazia Bernardini. - Roma : Arthemisia Books, 2018 |
| Rubens, Van Dyck and the Splendour of Flemish Painting (exhibition Budapest, Museum of Fine Arts, 30.10.2019 - 16.02.2020) / Júlia Tátrai, Ágota Varga, Nikoletta Koruhely, Tamás Balogh, Gert Jan Van der Sman, Ingrid De Meûter. - Budapest : Museum of Fine Arts (Budapest), 2019 (p. 204-205, cat. 42) |
| Museum voor Schone Kunsten Gent : De collectie (tentoonstelling vanaf 21 maart 2021) / Johan De Smet, Bart Ooghe, Frederica Van Dam, Lieven Van Den Abeele, Cathérine Verleysen. - Gent : Museum voor Schone Kunsten Gent, 2021 |
| Musée des Beaux-Arts de Gand : La Collection (exposition dès le 21 mars 2021) / Johan De Smet, Bart Ooghe, Frederica Van Dam, Lieven Van Den Abeele, Cathérine Verleysen. - Gand : Musée des Beaux-Arts de Gand, 2021 |
| Frauenkörper : Der Blick auf das Weibliche von Albrecht Dürer bis Cindy Sherman (Ausstellung Heidelberg, Kurpfälzisches Museum, 24.10.2021 - 20.02.2022) / Dagmar Hirschfelder, Alexandra Karentzos, Henry Keazor, Andreas Rutz, Frieder Hepp. - Heidelberg : Kurpfälzisches Museum Heidelberg, 2021 (p.117) |
| Sensatie en sensualiteit : Rubens en zijn erfenis (tentoonstelling Brussel, BOZAR, 25.09.2014 - 04.01.2015 ; Londen, Royal Academy of Arts, 24.01 - 10.04.2015) / Nico Van Hout, Arturo Galansino, Katia Pisvin, Alexis Merle du Bourg, Gerlinde Gruber, David Howarth, Tim Barringer. - Brussel : BOZAR, 2014 |
| Verzameld! gepassioneerde verzamelaars door de eeuwen heen / Inge Misschaert. - Zutphen : Uitgeversmaatschappij Walburg Pers, 2023 (p.66) |
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