Juno Instructing Cupid

Image credit: The Bowes Museum

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Juno was the chief goddess of Olympia, the sister and wife of Jupiter. She was worshipped as the defender and protector of women and watched over childbirth and marriage. Her attributes are a peacock, a crown, and a girdle, which was borrowed from Venus and had the effect of making the wearer irresistibly desirable. Here Juno chastises Cupid, the god of love. Cupid is often depicted being punished by disapproving goddesses. To the early Greeks, Cupid represented the deepest and strongest forces in man's nature. Here he is depicted as an adult, rather than a pretty winged boy.

The Bowes Museum

Barnard Castle

Title

Juno Instructing Cupid

Date

c.1791

Medium

oil on canvas

Measurements

H 126.2 x W 69.4 cm

Accession number

B.M.363

Acquisition method

bequeathed by the Founders, 1885

Work type

Painting

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