Bartholomeus Spranger (Netherlandish, 1546–1611) Antiope, Zeus (Jupiter)

Bartholomeus Spranger (Netherlandish, 1546–1611) | Venus in the Smithy of Vulcan | 1610 | Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna

• Forge, also called a smithy, the workplace of a smith or a blacksmith
• Smith (metalwork), sometimes referred to as a smithy, a person involved in the shaping of metal objects

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antiope_(mother_of_Amphion)

Bartholomeus Spranger (Netherlandish, 1546–1611) | Hercules and Omphale | ca. 1585

In Greek mythology, Omphale (Ancient Greek: Ὀμφάλη) was a daughter of Iardanus, either a king ofLydia, or a river-god. Omphale was queen of the kingdom of Lydia in Asia Minor; according toBibliotheke^[1] she was the wife of Tmolus, the oak-clad mountain king of Lydia; after he was gored to death by a bull, she continued to reign on her own.

Diodorus Siculus provides the first appearance of the Omphale theme in literature, though Aeschyluswas aware of the episode.^[2] The Greeks did not recognize her as a goddess: the undisputed etymological connection with omphalos, the world-navel, has never been made clear.^[3] In her best-known myth, she is the mistress of the hero Heracles during a year of required servitude, a scenario that offered writers and artists opportunities to explore sexual roles and erotic themes.

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繆詠華分享了 The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York 的相片。

一大早起來看到MET分享這幅畫。

Bartholomeus Spranger (Netherlandish, 1546–1611) | Jupiter and Antiope | 1596 | Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna

不解朱庇特（羅馬神話中稱Jupiter，希臘神話稱宙斯Zeus）為何腿上毛髮如此濃密（現在才又看到有羊蹄）？上網查了一下。原來他看上底比斯公主Antiope，於是化身為具有人形卻有山羊尖耳、腿和短角的森林之神 Satyr調戲她... （參考wiki如下）

wiki :

安提俄珀（英語：Antiope）。古希臘神話人物之一。底比斯國王之女，曾因美貌而吸引了宙斯。後者遂成功對其行動而使其懷孕並分娩而生下安菲翁和仄忒斯兩兄弟。安提俄珀回國後被狄耳刻監禁。安菲翁和仄忒斯在擊敗狄耳刻成為底比斯新君。其事迹於相關藝術作品中得到廣泛反映。

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結論就是：我對希羅神話還不夠熟悉。有空應該多看看。

Satyr和Nymph可說是希羅神話中最重要的點景人物。喜歡藝術、文學的，一定要知道喲！

有臉友指稱Antiope在比中指....這當然是戲暱之說，十六七世紀應該還沒比中指的概念吧？

我的感覺是她的中指和Jupiter的耳朵、耳朵下方的疤痕（？）及她鼻子、嘴巴、下巴，直到胸部（乳頭）呈一直線，應是author刻意安排。刻意引導觀畫者的目光到這幅畫的中心點....也是最erotic、最sensual的地方！小粉紅！

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Enter our sweepstakes to win a pair of tickets to a performance by the Prague Philharmonic Choir on Saturday, November 1: http://met.org/1rztDYY

This concert is presented in conjunction with the exhibition “Bartholomeus Spranger: Splendor and Eroticism in Imperial Prague,” opening November 4.

Bartholomeus Spranger (Netherlandish, 1546–1611) | Jupiter and Antiope | 1596 | Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna

The first major exhibition devoted to Bartholomeus Spranger, a fascinating artist who served a cardinal, a pope, and two Holy Roman Emperors, is now on view. This exhibition examines Spranger's remarkable career through a selection of his rare paintings, drawings, and etchings. http://met.org/1wsjRbU

Bartholomeus Spranger (Flemish, 1546–1611) | Jupiter and Antiope | ca. 1595–97 | Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna, Austria

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2. Bartholomeus Spranger

   Artist
3. Bartholomeus Spranger was a Flemish painter, draughtsman, sculptor and etcher who became a painter to the imperial court in Prague. Wikipedia
5. Born: March 21, 1546, Antwerp, Belgium
6. Died: June 27, 1611, Prague, Czech Republic