The nymph Io, seen from behind, melts into the embrace of Jupiter, who has turned himself into a dark cloud to hide from his jealous wife Juno. Correggio painted it for Federico II Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua, as one of a series on the loves of Jupiter. Her warm, solid body is set against the grey, smoky vapour of the god.
Look closer
Find Jupiter's face, barely visible in the cloud as he kisses her, and his vaporous hand at her waist, which she pulls closer.
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Compared by a vision model
