Jupiter and Juno: Study for the "Furti di Giove" Tapestries

Perino del Vaga (Pietro Buonaccorsi) Italian

Not on view

One of Perino's most beautiful and important drawings, this depiction of the Roman gods holding hands on their marriage bed is a study for a woven panel in a set of tapestries (now lost) depicting the clandestine erotic adventures of Jupiter (the "Furti di Giove"). They were commissioned by Andrea Doria, ruler of Genoa, for his palace on the outskirts of the city as a display of princely magnificence and cultivated taste. The artist envisioned the amorous composition as if seen through a window, complete with illusionistic framing elements decorated with classical detailing. The high degree of finish, lack of changes or revisions, rich combination of media, large size, and inclusion of the borders and heraldic shield suggest this drawing was a presentation piece to show the patron.

Jupiter and Juno: Study for the "Furti di Giove" Tapestries, Perino del Vaga (Pietro Buonaccorsi) (Italian, Florence 1501–1547 Rome), Pen and dark brown ink with brown and gray wash, highlighted with white gouache

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Jupiter and Juno: Study for the
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