Jupiter
Giovanni Jacapo Caraglio
Category
Art / Prints
Date
1526
Materials
Ink on paper
Measurements
212 x 110 mm
Collection
Saltram, Devon
NT 873018.2.5
Summary
(Folio 2, recto, lower right print) Jupiter emerging from a niche, riding an eagle and holding a thunderbolt in his left hand. From "Mythological Gods and Goddesses."
Provenance
At Saltram by 1771 and thence by descent to Montagu Brownlow Parker (1878-1962), 5th Earl of Morley and given to NT as part of the Endowment following transfer in 1957.
Marks and inscriptions
IVPPIITER AETHEREA - SVMMA - DOMINATOR IN ARCE
Makers and roles
Giovanni Jacapo Caraglio, creator after Rosso Fiorentino (Florence 1494 – Fontainebleu 1540), creator