Juno sending famine against Crasiton, set within an elaborate frame, from "Loves, Rages and Jealousies of Juno"
1531–76
Medium
Engraving
Dimensions
sheet: 5 1/4 x 3 15/16 in. (13.4 x 10 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
49.97.288
Tags
Art Historical Context
In the mid-16th century, engraver Giulio Bonasone dramatic moments from classical mythology in his series *Loves, Rages, and Jealousies of*. This intimate engraving, *Juno Sending Famine Against Cras, Set Within an Elaborate Frame* (c. 1531–76), depicts the wrathful queen of the gods unleashing famine on her mortal foe. Juno, often portrayed with her sacred peacocks, dominates the composition amid swirling figures, including female nudes that evoke the sensual vitality of Renaissance humanism. The elaborate frame adds a decorative flourish, transforming the print into a jewel-like object for c...
About the Artist
Giulio Bonasone · 1500–1600
Comment on works: History; Mythology