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Juno and the Peacock
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
The hundred-eyed giant Argus, who had to guard Io for Juno, was killed by Mercurius. In memory of Argus, Juno took his eyes and placed them in the tail of her peacock. Mercurius holds the severed head of Argus while Juno takes out the eyes one by one and places them on the feathers of her peacock. The print is part of a four-part series of prints with scenes from the mythological story of Argus.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineJuno en de pauw. 1670 - 1672. Gerard de Lairesse. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
