Symbolism, 1886-1900

  • Jupiter and Semele

    Jupiter and Semele

    This painting by Gustave Moreau, illustrates the myth that tells the love of Jupiter, the king of the gods and of the mortal women Semele (the embodiment of that which is earthly). Semele, mother of the gods Dionysus. This painting is a symbolic of humanity's union with the divine that ends in death.