DISCOVERART

Antonio Tempesta

Plate 94: Jupiter and Ganymede (In aquilam transformatus Iupiter Ganymedem rapit), from Ovid's 'Metamorphoses'

1606
Etching
10.4 × 11.5 cm (4.1 × 4.5 in)

SEE IT IN PERSON

Not currently on view

In the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York · as of July 2026

View at metmuseum.org ↗Plan a visit ↗

Discussion

Be the first to share your thoughts.

Sign in to join the discussion.

Community guidelines

More by Antonio Tempesta

The Fall of PhaetonThe Fall of PhaetonPlate 84: Hercules Throwing Lichas into the Sea (Lernaei muneris gerulum in Euboicum mare praecipitat Hercules), from Ovid's 'Metamorphoses'Plate 84: Hercules Throwing Lichas into the Sea (Lernaei munPlate 68: Hercules and Cerberus (Cerberum domat Hercules), from Ovid's 'Metamorphoses'Plate 68: Hercules and Cerberus (Cerberum domat Hercules), fPlate 21: The Rape of Europa (Iupiter tauri imagine Europam rapit), from Ovid's 'Metamorphoses'Plate 21: The Rape of Europa (Iupiter tauri imagine Europam Plate 7: The Flood (Diluvium.), from Ovid's 'Metamorphoses'Plate 7: The Flood (Diluvium.), from Ovid's 'Metamorphoses'Plate 64: Medea Restoring Aeson's Youth (Aesoni decrepito iuventam restituit Medea), from Ovid's 'Metamorphoses'Plate 64: Medea Restoring Aeson's Youth (Aesoni decrepito iuPlate 6: The Giants Attempting to Storm Olympus (Gigantomachia), from Ovid's 'Metamorphoses'Plate 6: The Giants Attempting to Storm Olympus (GigantomachHercules and Cerberus: Hercules grasps the collar of Cerberus, two demons appear at left, from the series 'The Labors of Hercules'Hercules and Cerberus: Hercules grasps the collar of Cerberu

More like this

The Rape of GanymedeAnonymous|Philippe Thomassin|Nicolas Beatrizet|Michelangelo GanymedeGiulio Campagnola — GanymedeGanymede as a young boy riding a large eagle (Zeus) in flight above a landscapeGiulio Campagnola|Andrea Mantegna — Ganymede as a young boy The Rape of Ganymede by Jupiter in the guise of an eagle carrying him into the heavens, his dog barking belowMichelangelo Buonarroti|Nicolas Beatrizet — The Rape of GanyCupid and the swanGiulio Romano|Wenceslaus Hollar — Cupid and the swanSaint MichaelAgostino Veneziano (Agostino dei Musi)|Raphael (Raffaello SaLeda and the SwanHans Sebald Beham (German, 1500–1550) — Leda and the SwanJupiter and Ganymede, from 'Game of Mythology' (Jeu de la Mythologie)Stefano della Bella|Jean Desmarets de Saint-Sorlin|Henri Le Jupiter and Ganymede, from 'Game of Mythology' (Jeu de la Mythologie)Stefano della Bella — Jupiter and Ganymede, from 'Game of MyGriffinMartin Schongauer — GriffinMisfortuneHans Sebald Beham — MisfortuneMisfortuneHans Sebald Beham — Misfortune