Aegina Visited by Jupiter
Jean-Baptiste Greuze
€39,90
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- 380g/m² cotton canvas — certified museum quality
- Solid wood stretcher bar with 0.75” gallery wrap
- HD Giclée print — colour-true to the original
- Ready to hang — hanging hardware included
Aegina Visited by Jupiter (ca. 1767–69) is a remarkable mythological canvas by Jean-Baptiste Greuze, the celebrated French painter best known for his moralistic genre scenes. Here, Greuze ventures into the realm of classical mythology, depicting the nymph Aegina at the moment Jupiter descends upon her in a swirling cloud — a scene drawn from Ovid's Metamorphoses. The work reveals the artist's mastery of light and human form, as billowing drapery, luminous flesh tones, and atmospheric chiaroscuro create a sense of divine drama and sensuous tension.
Executed in oil on canvas at an impressive monumental scale, the composition balances the celestial and the earthly with extraordinary sophistication. The soft, warm palette and fluid brushwork reflect the influence of Rococo sensualism, while the figural grandeur anticipates the more earnest tone of Neoclassicism. This painting stands as evidence of Greuze's range and ambition beyond the domestic scenes that defined his popular reputation.
This museum-quality reproduction is printed on premium matte canvas and hand-stretched over a solid 0.75-inch wooden frame with a classic gallery wrap finish — ready to hang and crafted to the standard of a fine art institution. Bring the grandeur of the Metropolitan Museum of Art collection into your space.
| Artist | Jean-Baptiste Greuze |
| Year | ca. 1767–69 |
| Medium | Oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | 57 7/8 x 77 1/8 in. (147 x 195.9 cm) |
| Collection | The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York |
| Movement | Romanticism |
| Available sizes | |
| Small | 25 × 20 cm (10″ × 8″) |
| Medium | 76 × 51 cm (30″ × 20″) |
| Large | 152 × 102 cm (60″ × 40″) |
| All sizes include a 0.75" gallery wrap. Ready to hang — no framing required. | |
