Juno in a Decorative Frame with Grotesques, from the Judgment of Paris
ca. 1580–1600
Medium
Engraving
Dimensions
Sheet: 5 5/8 × 3 13/16 in. (14.3 × 9.7 cm)
Classification
Ornament & Architecture|Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1928
Accession Number
28.44.129
Tags
Art Historical Context
Adriaen Collaert's *Juno in a Decor Frame with Grotesques from the Judgment of Paris (ca. 1580–1600) is a exquisite engraving from the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Drawings and Prints collection. This small-scale work, measuring just 5 5/8 × 3 13/16 inches, captures the Roman goddess Juno—queen of the gods and protector of marriage—enthroned amid her signature peacocks, all framed by intricate grotesques. Created during the late Renaissance in the Spanish Netherlands, Collaert a master engraver from Antwerp, was renowned for his intricate reproductive prints and ornamental designs that blended...