▁when ▁the ▁sea ▁n ym ph ▁Th et is ▁beg s ▁Jup iter ▁to ▁interven e ▁and ▁guide ▁the ▁fate ▁of ▁her ▁son ▁Ach illes ; ▁who ▁was ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁em bro iled ▁in ▁the ▁Tro jan ▁War . ▁ ▁Style ▁and ▁subject ▁The ▁painting ▁is ▁ste ep ed ▁in ▁the ▁trad itions ▁of ▁both ▁classical ▁and ▁ne oc lass ical ▁art , ▁most ▁not ably ▁in ▁its ▁grand ▁scale ▁of ▁ 1 3 6 <0xE2> <0x85> <0x9D>   ×   1 0 1 ¼ ▁inches . ▁In gres ▁creates ▁many ▁visual ▁contrast s ▁between ▁the ▁god ▁and ▁the ▁sl ither ing ▁n ym ph : ▁Jup iter ▁is ▁shown ▁facing ▁the ▁vie wer ▁front ally ▁with ▁both ▁his ▁arms ▁and ▁legs ▁spread ▁broad ly ▁across ▁the ▁canvas , ▁while ▁the ▁color ▁of ▁his ▁dress ▁and ▁flesh ▁echo es ▁that ▁of ▁the ▁mar ble ▁at ▁his ▁feet . ▁In ▁contrast , ▁Th et is ▁is ▁rendered ▁in ▁sens uous ▁curves ▁and ▁port rayed ▁in ▁supp lication ▁to ▁the ▁mer cy ▁of ▁a ▁cruel ▁god ▁who ▁holds ▁the ▁fate ▁of ▁her ▁son ▁in ▁his ▁hands . ▁Th et is ' ▁right ▁hand ▁falls ▁on ▁Jup iter ' s ▁hip ▁with ▁a ▁suggestion ▁of ▁er otic ▁car ess , ▁while ▁the ▁dark ▁green ▁of ▁her ▁dress ▁acc ents ▁the ▁dread ▁and ▁for eb oding ▁of ▁the ▁bare ▁landscape ▁behind . ▁Her ▁cl othing ▁is ▁drawn ▁up ▁against ▁her ▁lower ▁hip , ▁and ▁seems ▁about ▁to ▁fall ▁off . ▁The ▁foc al ▁point ▁of ▁the