Juno, from 'Game of Mythology' (Jeu de la Mythologie)
Medium
Etching
Dimensions
Sheet: 2 x 2 3/16 in. (5.1 x 5.6 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Bequest of Phyllis Massar, 2011
Accession Number
2012.136.811.2
Tags
Art Historical Context
Stefano della Bella, a 17th-century Italian etcher, created *Juno, from 'Game of Mythology'Jeu de la Myth)* in 1644. This diminutive etching (just 2 x 2 3/16 inches) is part of a charming series designed as playing cards, blending classical mythology with the popular pastime of card games in Baroque Europe. Della Bella, who worked in Florence and Paris for patrons like the Medici family, infused these prints with his signature intricate line work, capturing the grandeur of ancient gods in an intimate format. As an etching, the work showcases della Bella's virtuosity in printmaking—a technique...
About the Artist
Stefano della Bella · 1610–1664
Stefano della Bella (1610-1664) was one of the most prolific and versatile printmakers of the Italian Baroque period, leaving behind 1,052 prints and several thousand drawings that captured the vivid essence of 17th-century European life. Born in Florence on May 18, 1610, to a family of artists, he trained initially as a goldsmith before studying painting under Cesare Dandini and etching under Rem...