Alcove with Jupiter Appearing to Semele in all his Glory
date: label: Date
content: 1658–1703
name: label: Designer
content: Jean Le Pautre, French, 1618–1682
label: Print Maker
content: Jean Le Pautre, French, 1618–1682
label: Publisher
content: Nicolas Langlois, French, 1640 - 1703
notes: label: Catalogue Status
content: Research in Progress
label: Description
content: A scene with a tent-like canopy bed in an alcove with figures. The figure of Semele is sitting on the bed while winged putti pull back the canopy to reveal the flying figure of the god Jupiter (Zeus) amongst clouds and holding lightning bolts. The scene is from Greek and Roman mythology. The alcove and flanking walls are decorated with carved moldings, cornice, pilasters, and a male statue on a plinth. The scene is described below.
place: label: published in
content: Paris, France
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content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
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content: Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design Department
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 1921-6-341-35
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Print
label: Type
content: Print
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: Etching on laid paper
label: Dimensions
content: Sheet: 19.1 × 26.2 cm (7 1/2 × 10 5/16 in.)
label: Dimensions
content: Platemark: 17 × 22.5 cm (6 11/16 × 8 7/8 in.)
label: Dimensions
content: Image: 14.8 × 21.5 cm (5 13/16 × 8 7/16 in.)