Grey engraving of a bearded Jupiter reclining on clouds beside a draped woman, with a small bear in the sky above and a bow-carrying figure at right.

Jupiter and Callisto, engraving

An engraving in grey tones shows a bearded Jupiter reclining on clouds with one arm raised, beside a draped reclining woman and a figure with a bow at right. Above him a small bear sits in a cloud, while nude male figures crowd the left edge of the composition.

Artist: anoniem
Date: 1530-1582
Medium
Source: Rijksmuseum
Size: 4000 × 2998 px

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Public domain · Rijksmuseum marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1582.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Rijksmuseum, image license https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

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Jupiter and Callisto, engraving

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