▁work ▁is ▁Th et is ' ▁left ▁hand ▁extended ▁vert ically ▁u pr ight ▁as ▁she ▁attempts ▁to ▁stroke ▁the ▁be ard ▁of ▁the ▁god . ▁ ▁Jup iter ' s ▁pose ▁is ▁closely ▁based ▁on ▁that ▁of ▁the ▁famous ▁ch ry se le ph antine ▁sculpt ure , ▁the ▁Stat ue ▁of ▁Ze us ▁at ▁Olymp ia ▁( Z eus ▁being ▁Jup iter ' s ▁Greek ▁equivalent ), ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁Seven ▁W onders ▁of ▁the ▁An cient ▁World . ▁ ▁This ▁was ▁made ▁by ▁the ▁Greek ▁sculpt or ▁of ▁the ▁Class ical ▁period , ▁Ph id ias , ▁circa ▁ 4 3 2 ▁BC ▁and ▁destroyed ▁in ▁Anti qu ity , ▁but ▁its ▁pose ▁is ▁known ▁from ▁co ins ▁and ▁small ▁rep lic as . ▁ ▁Here ▁the ▁pose ▁is ▁revers ed ▁right ▁to ▁left , ▁and ▁the ▁arm ▁to ▁the ▁vie wer ' s ▁right ▁is ▁higher ▁than ▁in ▁the ▁original , ▁which ▁held ▁out ▁a ▁statue ▁of ▁N ike . ▁ ▁Jup iter ▁and ▁Th et is ▁was ▁painted ▁to ▁meet ▁the ▁artist ' s ▁oblig ations ▁to ▁the ▁French ▁Academy ▁in ▁Rome , ▁and ▁although ▁its ▁over hand ▁tone ▁correctly ▁reflected ▁the ▁patri arch al ▁bias ▁of ▁Napoleon ' s ▁regime ▁in ▁its ▁contrast ▁between ▁male ▁power ▁and ▁female ▁sub ser vi ence , ▁it ▁is ▁generally ▁regarded ▁as ▁a ▁re jection ▁of ▁such ▁values . ▁In gres ▁highly ▁regarded ▁the ▁painting , ▁and ▁in ▁a ▁manner ▁it ▁mar ries ▁the ▁great ▁mot ifs ▁of ▁his ▁career :