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The scene of Jupiter and Io is inspired by Ovid's classic Metamorphoses. Io, daughter of the first king of Argos Inachus, is seduced by Jupiter, who hides behind the dunes to avoid hurting the jealous Juno.
Noteworthy is the contrast between the evanescent figure of the immaterial Jupiter, and the sensual substance of Io's body, shown lost in an erotic rapture which anticipates the works of Bernini and Rubens
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