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Juno commands Sleep to descend upon Jupiter
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Juno commands Sleep to descend upon Jupiter

Giulio Bonasone · 1501 - 1580 · etching; engraving; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Juno and the god of sleep stand before a wall with an arch. Juno asks him to descend upon Jupiter. Below a four-line verse in Italian. The image is framed in an ornamental border with putti and sphinxes.

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Credit lineJuno beveelt Slaap op Jupiter neer te dalen. 1501 - 1580. Giulio Bonasone. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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