Plate 2: Jupiter; statue of the nude god seated on an eagle, holding a double trident; from 'Statues of Roman Gods' after Jacques Jonghelinck

One of eight numbered plates from the series 'Statues of Roman Gods', after Jacques Jonghelinck. The plates illustrate Bacchus and the seven planetary gods and was originally displayed in the town hall of Antwerp. The series was published by Philips Galle in 1585 in Antwerp and again in 1586.

Credit: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1953