# Jupiter, Disguised as a Shepherd, Seducing Mnemosyne, the Goddess of Memory

- By: Jacob de Wit (Amsterdam, 1695–1754)
- Date: 1727
- Medium: canvas, oil paint (paint)
- Classification: painting
- Dimensions: height 240 cm x width 205 cm
- Museum: [Rijksmuseum](https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/object/SK-A-3886--57284e66880f7c79767972de9cc67ab8)
- Rights: [Public Domain Mark](http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)
- Picture: https://iiif.micr.io/VzkNt/full/!1920,1080/0/default.jpg
- Who can see it: Teens profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)

The subjects for this painting and its pendant (right of the mantelpiece) come from the Metamorphoses, famous stories by the Roman author Ovid. In both scenes, Jupiter, king of the gods, disguised himself in order to seduce a maiden. Here, he is seen as a shepherd courting Mnemosyne. In the other painting, he passes himself off as Diana, goddess of the hunt, in order to charm her nymph Callisto.