Jupiter, Cupid & Antiope ~ Correggio Antique Art Print

Beautiful folio size antique photogravure print from the picture by Antonio Allegri Correggio (click thumbnails above for larger size image)

Printed on heavyweight cream stock. Plate mark present. Reverse side is blank.

It's hard to appreciate the stunning detail and clarity of this print until you see it in person.

Lying against a bank under a group of shaded trees, is Antiope, and at her side facing her, the winged Cupid, his head on his arms, he as well as the nymph apparently fast asleep. Within the shadow of the trees is Jupiter in the guise of satyr. He is leaning over the sleeping girl and has just lifted the blue drapery which had covered her body. The whole of her beautiful nude figure is thus completely exposed. As she lies her knees are slightly drawn up, her left arm extended with loosely dropped hand, her right thrown over her head which is bent far back, bringing her chin up into a sharply fore-shortened position. The figure is uncomfortably placed, and the position of the neck, the thighs and the legs, and even the head, is distinctly awkward.

Title: Antiope

Publication: Great Masters in the Louvre Gallery

Publication Year: 1899-1900

Publisher: D. Appleton & Goupil & Co. (New York & Paris)

Approximate Page Size (in inches): 12½ x 16¾

Approximate Image Size (in inches): 9 x 13

Condition: EX. Very clean.