Mythology & Putti
GIULIO DI ANTONIO BONASONE (C. 1498-C. 1580)
Jupiter and Juno received in the Heavens by Ganymede and Hebe
c.1520-1570Engraving | 21.5 x 28.0 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 851729
An engraving after a design by Giulio Romano. Only state. From a series of four depicting the mythological history of the division of the Universe. Two other engravings from the series at RCIN 851727 (Jupiter, Neptune, and Pluto Diving the Universe) and RCIN 851731 (Neptune in his Chariot).
Creator(s)
Giulio di Antonio Bonasone (c. 1498-c. 1580) (engraver)
After Giulio Romano (Rome c. 1499-Mantua 1546) (artist)
21.5 x 28.0 cm (sheet of paper)
19.9 x 26.2 cm (image)
20.8 x 27.3 cm (platemark)
- Added to the Prince Consor't Raphael Collection (c.1853-76)
Subject(s)
- Language, Linguistics and Literature
- Literature
- Fiction
- Tales & legends
- Myths
- Tales & legends
- Fiction
- Literature
- Religion & Theology
- Religions and faiths
- Religions of antiquity
- Classical mythology
- Jupiter (myth)
- Juno (myth)
- Classical mythology
- Heaven
- Religions of antiquity
- Religions and faiths
Object type(s)
- visual works
- prints
- Language, Linguistics and Literature
Bibliographic reference(s)
Massari 1993 : Massari, S, 1993. Giulio Romano pinxit et delineavit : Opere grafiche autografe di collaborazione e bottega, Rome pp.68-9, no.57
Other number(s)
Ruland p.131 D.II.1
