Jupiter and Mercury in the House of Philemon and Baucis / Hendrik Goudt / After Adam Elsheimer

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Accession Number
1995/2.30
Title
Jupiter and Mercury in the House of Philemon and Baucis
Artist
Hendrik Goudt
Artist Nationality
Dutch
Artist Life Dates
1585-1630
Object Creation Date
1612
Object Creation Place
Europe (continent)
Netherlands (nation)
Creation Place 1
Europe (continent)
Creation Place 2
Netherlands (nation)
Inscription
Printed inscription below image: Juppiter atque Hermes spetie mortalis ____rrgue Hospitium inueniunt gratum, cum paupere mensa/Lustrantes Phrygiam, sub amaena crepuseula moetis. Baucidis, disgaudent Divi, et sua dona rependunt./HGoudt Palsat. Comes, et Sur. Mil. Cyues, Nob. viro D._?. Goudt/patri suo Pictura et oim insignium artium amatori DD 1612. Watermark (partial): [visible on verso at l.r. edge] Collectors' Marks: located below image at l.l.: G.A.C.; at l.r.: M. WBS; on verso: at l.l. corner (partial), at lower center: G.A.C. Two faint notations in brown ink, both illegible, at l.l. and at l.r.: AB___
Dimensions
21.8 cm x 23.1 cm (8 9/16 in. x 9 1/8 in.)
Century
17th Century
Primary Object Classification
Print
Primary Object Type
intaglio print
Secondary Object Type
etching and engraving
Physical Description
Two lamps provide the only source of light in this nighttime interior and the scene is full of dark shadows and areas highlighted by white. Two men are seated at a table- one is a bearded man wearing long robes and the other has a staff and a hat with wings. They are looking at a woman, wearing a cloth headdress and a long dress, who stands before them. On the left is a man entering through a doorway. The features of the room are shown in great detail including the assortment of food, hanging vegetables and baskets, a wall tapestry, the rough wood planking and decorative designs on the bedding. There is a printed Latin inscription below this scene.
Subject Matter
This print is based on a painting by Adam Elsheimer and depicts the story of Philemon and Baucis from Ovid's "Metamorphoses." The elderly couple unknowingly offers hospitality to Jupiter and Mercury, who are disguised as beggars. In gratitute for their generosity, the gods granted their wish that neither outlive the other but die together; they were changed into an oak tree and a linden tree, their trunks intertwined. Rather then focusing on the moment of miraculous transformation, this composition portrays the humble, but richly described, interior as Baucis speaks to her divine visitors.
Primary Keywords
interiors
jupiter
night
still lifes
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1117 x 997
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Record
1995/2.30
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"Jupiter and Mercury in the House of Philemon and Baucis; Hendrik Goudt; After Adam Elsheimer." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1995-sl-2.30/1995_2.30.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 28, 2024.
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