Juno, plate from a suite of 6 ornamental designs with the Judgement of Paris
Classification
figures
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council
Accession Number
1921-6-528-1
About this artwork
Research in Progress
Art Historical Context
Adriaen Collaert, a prominent Flemish engraver active during the late Renaissance (ca. 1560–1618), created this exquisite plate titled *Juno*, part of a suite of six ornamental designs centered on the classical myth of the Judgement of Paris. Dated around 1690—likely a later edition or printing—this work exemplifies the enduring popularity of mythological themes in Northern European art. The Judgement of Paris, drawn from Ovid's *Metamorphoses*, depicts the Trojan prince Paris awarding a golden apple to the fairest goddess among Juno (Hera), Minerva (Athena), and Venus (Aphrodite), a tale that...