The nursing of Jupiter

Chassériau, Théodore (1819-1856) (attributed to)


Item type:
drawing
Height:
60.5 cm  (23 13/16 in.)
Width:
89.9 cm  (35 3/8 in.)
Technique / Medium:
graphite heightened with white on brown paper

    Item location

  • National Gallery of Art (Washington, DC)
    [Museum inv. no.: 1972.18.1]

Description

Syrinx lying on ground. Nymph playing cymbals.

Iconclass

92B1121
Amalthea, the nymph, usually in the shape of a goat, suckles the new-born Jupiter

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Syrinx [4084]
Cymbals [2451]

RIdIM images


Image URLs

image link 1

RIdIM record id

4082