Juno, Mars and Cupid, set within an elaborate frame, from "Loves, Rages and Jealousies of Juno"
1531–76
Medium
Engraving
Dimensions
sheet: 5 1/4 x 4 in. (13.3 x 10.2 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1949
Accession Number
49.97.272
Tags
Art Historical Context
In the intricate engraving *Juno, Mars and Cupid, set within an frame*, from the series *Loves Rages and Jealous of Juno*, Italian artist Giulio Bonasone captures a dramatic moment from classical mythology. Created between 1531 and 1576, this small yet richly detailed print (5 1/4 x 4 in.) depicts the queen of the gods, Juno, alongside the war god Mars and the mischievous Cupid, surrounded by animals and framed in ornate architectural motifs. Bonasone, a masterful Bolognese engraver, drew inspiration from Renaissance ideals, reproducing complex narratives in miniature scale to evoke the passio...
About the Artist
Giulio Bonasone · 1500–1600
Comment on works: History; Mythology