Jupiter Kissing Ganymede

Title: Jupiter Kissing Ganymede
Rights: {{PD-US}} – U.S. work that is in the public domain in the U.S. for an unspecified reason, but presumably because it was published in the U.S. before 1926.
Type: Painting
Fresco
Creator: Mengs, Anton Raphael
Date: 1758
Description: This fresco depicts the Roman god Jupiter kissing his mortal lover Ganymede. Painted as an imitation of an ancient Roman fresco, it was created to fool archeologist and art historian Johann Joachim Winckelmann, due to his enthusiasm for homosexual love and themes.
Format: JPEG
Place: Rome, Italy
Rights Holder: Galleria Nazionale di Palazzo Corsina
Subject: Jupiter
Ganymede

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