La requête de Sémélé à Jupiter
1760
oil
canvas
From the collection of Norton Simon Museum
1760
oil
canvas
From the collection of Norton Simon Museum
La requête de Sémélé à Jupiter is a 1760 oil by Jean-Baptiste-Henri Deshays, a Rococo painting work, held at Norton Simon Museum.
This painting depicts three women in a lush, natural setting. The woman in the foreground is nude, sitting on the ground with her back to the viewer. She has a white cloth draped over her shoulder and is looking to her left. Behind her, another woman is sitting on a rock, wearing a yellow dress and holding up her right arm. A third woman, dressed in a blue and red robe, is standing behind them, leaning forward and touching the second woman's shoulder. The scene is set in a forest, with trees and foliage visible in the background. The overall mood of the painting is one of serenity and intimacy. The artist's use of chiaroscuro, a technique that uses strong contrasts between light and dark to create a sense of volume and depth, adds to the overall effect of the painting.
Jean-Baptiste-Henri Deshays or Deshayes (1729 – 10 February 1765) was a French painter of religious and mythological subjects.
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