Who created "Jupiter Fighting the Giants"?

Jupiter Fighting the Giants was created by Jacopo Zucchi in 1540–96.

When was "Jupiter Fighting the Giants" created?

This artwork was created 1540–96.

Is "Jupiter Fighting the Giants" in the public domain?

Yes, Jupiter Fighting the Giants is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

Jupiter Fighting the Giants

Q: What medium is "Jupiter Fighting the Giants"?

Jupiter Fighting the Giants is Pen and brown ink, brush with brown and mauve wash, highlighted with white gouache, over traces of black chalk, on light tan laid paper.

Jacopo Zucchi

1540–96

Medium

Pen and brown ink, brush with brown and mauve wash, highlighted with white gouache, over traces of black chalk, on light tan laid paper

Dimensions

Overall: 11 1/4 x 8 5/16 in. (28.6 x 21.1 cm)

Classification

Drawings

Department

Drawings and Prints

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Purchase, Giuseppe Gazzoni-Frascara Gift, 1999

Accession Number

1999.163

Tags

JupiterDevil

Art Historical Context

Behold *Jupiter Fighting the Giants*, a dynamic drawing by Jacopo Zchi (1540–1596), a prominent Mannerist artist from Florence who worked in the workshops of Giorgio Vasari and served the Medici court. This scene captures the mythological Gigantomachy, where the king of the gods, Jupiter, battles rebellious giants in a chaotic clash of divine power and earthly defiance. Created during the late Renaissance, it reflects Mannerism's elegant distortions, swirling compositions, and heightened drama, drawing from classical antiquity to inspire grandeur in art and architecture. Executed on light tan...

Jupiter Fighting the Giants

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