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
- Media
- Jupiter Kissing Ganymede
Item: Jupiter Kissing Ganymede