Litigium removed from the body of Chaos while his mother is thrown into the air, set within a frame, from "Loves, Rages and Jealousies of Juno"
1531–76
Medium
Engraving
Dimensions
sheet: 5 5/16 x 3 15/16 in. (13.5 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
49.97.284
Tags
Art Historical Context
In the dynamic engraving *Litigium Removed from the Body of Chaos His Mother Is Thrown into the Air*, Giulio Bonasone captures a whirlwind of mythological turmoil from his series *Loves, Rages, and Jealousies of Juno* (ca. 1531–76). This 16th Italian artist, renowned for his intricate reproductive prints inspired by masters like Raphael and Michelangelo, depicts an explosive scene of cosmic strife. Litigium—personifying discord or litigation—emerges violently from Chaos, as his mother is hurled skyward, framed within an ornate architectural border that evokes Renaissance emblem books. Such all...
About the Artist
Giulio Bonasone · 1500–1600
Comment on works: History; Mythology