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Queer Storytelling in Visual Media

Jupiter Kissing Ganymede

Item

Title
Jupiter Kissing Ganymede
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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