Skip to main contentDescriptionTortoise looking over its shoulder with mouth open, as Jupiter, a god, holds a lightening bolt to the tortoise's back
1 of 25 works commissioned by the Museum for the 2016 exhibition 25 Fables: Aesop's Animals Illustrated
Jupiter and the Tortoise
Date2016
MediumCharcoal pencil and gouache on board
Dimensionsimage: 30 × 20 in. (76.2 × 50.8 cm)
Credit LineThe National Museum of Wildlife Art Collection
Object numberM2016.044.023
ClassificationsDrawing
On View
Not on view1 of 25 works commissioned by the Museum for the 2016 exhibition 25 Fables: Aesop's Animals Illustrated