Further details

Jupiter and Seleme; Seleme awaits her lover Jupiter, who sits in the cloud above her holding a thunderbolt; Seleme is consumed by flames as Jupiter reveals his true form to her. Between the two scenes stands Cupid holding two thunderbolts

Artist or creator

Durantino, Francesco (active c1540-1545) Workshop of Guido di Merlino in Urbino

Date

1542

Location

Associated persons

Ian Jones (Photographer (digital))

Notes on photograph

Bibliographic Citation

Timothy Wilson, Italian Maiolica and Europe, Oxford 2017, cat. no. 65

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