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Juno
1858Albumen print? | RCIN 2864353
A photograph reproducing a pen, wash and squared drawing of Juno now in the Albertina, Vienna (inv. no. 214), where it is catalogued as by Giovanni Francesco Penni. The drawing is stamped at lower left with the Albertina Museum's stamp (Lugt 174).
This drawing is connected to the oval fresco on the middle vault of the Loggia of Villa Madama, an unfinished architectural project started c.1518 by Raphael and decorated after Raphael's death by his workshop. The attribution of this drawing has been debated by a number of scholars (see Bibliographic References).
The middle vault of the Loggia of the Villa is frescoed with allegoric representations of the four elements: Fire (Zeus and Ganymede), Water (Neptune), Air (Juno) and Earth (Pluto and Proserpine). See RCINs 854082, 854083, 854084 and 854085 for the etchings after these frescoes.
For further information see RCIN 854096, a copy of this photograph in the Prince Consort's Raphael Collection, portfolio 45 (970605)
Creator(s)
After a work attributed to Giovanni Francesco Penni (1496-c. 1536) (artist)
After a work previously attributed to Giovanni da Udine (c. 1487-1564) (artist)
After? Baldassarre Peruzzi (1481-1536) (artist)
Associated with Giulio Romano (Rome c. 1499-Mantua 1546) (artist)
Associated with Raphael (Urbino 1483-Rome 1520) (artist)
Attributed to Florence : Alinari (photographer)
Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
Subject(s)
- Places
- Europe
- Italy
- Lazio [Italy]
- Rome [Lazio]
- Villa Madama [Rome]
- Rome [Lazio]
- Lazio [Italy]
- Italy
- Europe
- Religion & Theology
- Religions and faiths
- Religions of antiquity
- Classical mythology
- Juno (myth)
- Classical mythology
- Religions of antiquity
- Religions and faiths
- Natural Sciences & Mathematics
- Zoology
- Animals
- Birds
- Junglefowl
- Peafowl
- Peacocks
- Peafowl
- Junglefowl
- Birds
- Animals
- Zoology
- Arts, Recreation, Entertainment & Sport
- Art
- Paintings
- Frescoes
- Paintings
- Art
- Places
Bibliographic reference(s)
Jones/Penny 1983 : Jones, R. and Penny, N. Raphael, 1983
pp. 226-234
