Jupiter in the Guise of Diana, and the Nymph Callisto

Jupiter in the Guise of Diana, and the Nymph Callisto (1759), in the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, depicts the Ovidian myth of Jupiter's deception of the nymph Callisto — a subject Boucher treated multiple times. The painting's soft eroticism and decorative elegance exemplify Boucher's approach to mythological subjects, where classical narratives provided license for the depiction of feminine beauty. The Nelson-Atkins Museum's European art collection includes this as a significant example of French Rococo painting acquired during the museum's building years in the early twentieth century.

Boucher renders the two female figures with pearly, luminous flesh tones against a lush garden backdrop. The soft, flowing composition and pastel palette create an atmosphere of sensual ease that epitomizes the mature Rococo aesthetic.