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Jupiter and Mnemosyne

Jupiter and Mnemosyne, Jacob de Wit, 1733

Jacob de Wit, portrait

Jacob de WitDutch, 1695–1754

Jupiter and Mnemosyne

1733 · Drawing and Watercolor

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Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago, United States

It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.

Checked: 3 days ago
In this state since: Aug 19, 2026
Source: The museum

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About the work

This colorful drawing features the amorous pair of Jupiter and Mnemosyne, goddess of memory. According to the Roman version of the Greek myth, the two gods’ courtship gave rise to the birth of the nine muses. De Wit sets the title figures in a pastoral scene replete with an infant shepherd, distant mountains, and loyal hounds.

Art Institute of ChicagoCC BY 4.0

Particulars

1733 · aged 38

16951754

Accession number: 2013.1047

In the catalog

Drawings & watercolors Pen and ink Rococo 18th century Flanders

Sources

Art Institute of Chicago
Image: Art Institute of Chicago — CC0

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