Jupiter Bringing Water of the Styx to Psyche

c. 1540

Léon Davent after Giulio Romano

Associated Names
Léon Davent

Artist, French, active 1540 - 1556

Giulio Romano

Artist After, Roman, 1499 - 1546

This is a drawing depicting mythical creatures, clouds, and a person draped in flowing robes. The central figure is perched above creatures like a large eagle, a serpentine dragon, and other winged beasts. The figure holds an urn or vessel and is surrounded by clouds. The composition features intricate linework and contrasts smooth cloud curves with textured feather and scale patterns. The drawing embodies elements associated with mythical and allegorical themes in classical art.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Ruth Cole Kainen

  • Dimensions

    sheet (cut to platemark): 20.3 x 39 cm (8 x 15 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2006.162.5

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Zerner 1969, no. 2

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(P. & D. Colnaghi & Co., Ltd., London); Ruth Cole Kainen, Washington, D.C., purchased 1976; gift to NGA, 2006.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2008

  • Medieval to Modern: Recent Acquisitions of Drawings, Prints, and Illustrated Books, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2008, no. 20.

Bibliography

1802

  • Bartsch, Adam. Le peintre graveur. 21 vols. Vienna, 1802-1821: Adam. Le peintre graveur. 21 vols. Vienna: J.V. Degen, 1802-1821.

1969

  • Zerner, Henri. Ecole de Fontainebleau, gravures.Paris: Arts et Metiers Graphiques, 1969. English ed. The School of Fontainebleau, etchings and engravings. London: Thames and Hudson, 1969.

Inscriptions

lower left: IVLIVS / INVEN. / TOR; by later hand, lower right verso in graphite: 327

Wikidata ID

Q76347319

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