Aegina Visited by Jupiter, ca. 1767–69, Oil on canvas, 57 7/8 x 77 1/8 in. (147 x 195.9 cm), Paintings, Jean-Baptiste Greuze (French, Tournus 1725–1805 Paris), The young woman may be Aegina, daughter of the river god Asopus, who was visited by Jupiter in the guise of fire and was later carried off by him in the form of an eagle. This unfinished picture was perhaps an attempt by Greuze at a reception piece for the French Royal Academy
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Aegina Visited, Jupiter, ca, 1767–69, Oil, canvas, 57 7/8 x 77 1/8, 147 195.9 cm, Paintings, Jean-Baptiste Greuze, French, Tournus, 1725–1805, Paris, young, woman, Aegina, daughter, river god, Asopus, visited, guise, fire, later carried, off, form, eagle, unfinished picture, perhaps, attempt, Greuze, reception piece, French Royal, Academy
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