Jupiter and Semele
Possible match with work last traced to a Swedish private collection in the 20th century
Van der Doort c.1639
WS 52, № 60
Giulio Romano
Jupiter with a woman holding the flame of his thunderbolt in her hand, Pallas standing on the other side (3 full-length almost half life-size figures)
Walpole Society reference (1960):
Measurements (Van der Doort):
4ft 2in x 2ft 9in (127 x 83.8cm)
Medium:
panel
Light:
light from the [-]
Frame:
without frame
Provenance:
Mantua piece
Gift / Exchange / Bought / Inherited:
bought
Notes:
companion piece
Hang notes:
on the other side of the said window
Location:
Room description extended:
Towards the Orchard
Original Manuscript page number:
MS. Ash. 1514, f. 70 and V&A MS, f. 18, no 5 (WS 205)
Charles II inventory c1666:
Whitehall, no 628, 127 x 81
Interpreting the text:
The text in brackets comes from the V&A Manuscript
Identification certainty:
Possible
Sale Inventory c.1649-51