Juno en een pauw

About this artwork

verzamelaarsmerk, verso rechtsonder, gestempeld: Lugt 2228a

Art Historical Context

Jacob Binck’s “Juno en een pauw” (Juno and a Peacock) is a finely detailed engraving created in 1530. Measuring just over 21 centimeters in height, the print exemplifies the small-scale reproductive engravings that flourished across Northern Europe during the Renaissance. Binck, a German artist active in the courts of Denmark and Sweden, specialized in such works, translating mythological themes into portable images that could reach wide audiences through the relatively new technology of printmaking. The subject draws on classical mythology: Juno, queen of the gods, is traditionally accompani...