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70:, but at her feet sits an eagle with lightning in its paws - a symbol of Jupiter, indicating that this is the supreme god in another form. Although the painting follows the European tradition, Kaufman's depiction has several significant deviations from it. In the 18th-century painting, it was usual to emphasize the differences between male and female characters, depicting the former in darker colors. In Kaufman’s painting there is no such contrast; there is no gender difference indicated. In addition, in the depicted scene, the traditional gender roles of an active male and a passive female are absent. Although Diana (Jupiter) takes the initiative, leaning towards the nymph, Callisto does not look stiff and passive, she responds with her gaze, thereby expressing her own desire. It really seems to be a scene of 22: 84: 136:: Angelica Kauffman R.A. (Chur, Graubünden 1741-1807 Rome). Orpheus and Eurydice; and Jupiter, in the guise of Diana, and Callisto. The Old Master & British Paintings Evening Sale. Live Auction 10389 (англ.). Christie’s (9 июля 2015). Дата обращения: 6 сентября 2023. Архивировано 5 сентября 2023 года. 74:
seduction. To the left of Diana and Callisto is depicted Eros, who watches the scene from the bushes. He puts his finger on his lips, in a gesture indicating a call to silence, perhaps because Jupiter is deceiving, or maybe because he is witnessing something that cannot be mentioned openly, female
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The painting depicts a classic scene of seduction of a girl, but this time is between two beautiful girls. The one sitting on the left has a crescent moon in her hair, which is an attribute of the goddess
105:(1876–1955). They were later acquired in the 1960s by a private collector, whose children sold the paintings on 5 July 2015 at Christie's for £206,500. 280: 163: 381: 296: 386: 186: 288: 256: 224: 208: 156: 272: 391: 200: 98: 120:
Mary Sheriff, "Seeing Beyond the Norm: Interpreting Gender in the Visual Arts // The Question of Gender",
101:(1734–1802). They were then sold at Skinner and Dyke auction in London on 27 March 1795 for 67 guineas to 124:, Ed. Judith Butler, Elizabeth Weed, Co. John Blum. — Bloomington, Indiana University Press, pp. 178-181 248: 149: 333: 376: 371: 264: 349: 216: 192: 102: 41:, painted during her 1766-1781 stay in Great Britain and now in a private collection. It shows 54: 21: 315: 50: 83: 8: 42: 240: 172: 97:(the same size and format), they were both probably first owned by the French lawyer 67: 46: 38: 365: 71: 141: 103:
Sir Drummond Cospatrick Hamilton-Spencer-Smith, 5th Baronet
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Joan W. Scott's Critical Feminism (21st Century Studies)
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Angelica Kauffman
Jupiter
Diana
Callisto
Thomas Burke
Diana
lesbian

Charles Alexandre de Calonne
Sir Drummond Cospatrick Hamilton-Spencer-Smith, 5th Baronet
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e
Angelica Kauffman
List of paintings
Portrait of Winckelmann
Ariadne Abandoned by Theseus
Hector Summoning Paris to Battle
Sappho Inspired by Love
The Parting of Abelard and Heloise
Jupiter Disguised as Diana Seducing Callisto
Cupid and Ganymede
Ferdinand I and His Family
Telemachus and the Nymphs of Calypso
The Sorrow of Telemachus
Self-Portrait
Virgil Reading the Aeneid to Augustus and Octavia
Venus Persuading Helen to Love Paris
Christ and the Samaritan Woman

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