Semele begs Jupiter to love her. He reluctantly gives in because with the glow of his lightning he kills her. Jupiter, surrounded by blinding light, floats in front of Semele's bed with his lightning in his hand. Amor sits on the footboard and weeps. In the margin a caption in French, Jupiter kills Semele., print maker: Bernard Picart, (workshop of), intermediary draughtsman: Bernard Picart, (mentioned on object), publisher: Bernard Picart, (mentioned on object), print maker: Amsterdam, publisher: Amsterdam, publisher: Paris, 1708, paper, etching, engraving, h 135 mm × w 145 mm
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