Juno Placing the Eyes of Argus in the Peacock's Tail
Artist
Antonio Balestra
(Italian, 1666-1740)
CultureItalian
Dateca. 1714
MediumOil on canvas
DimensionsOverall: 66 x 49 in. (167.6 x 124.5 cm)
Overall, Frame: 73 1/2 x 54 x 4 in. (186.7 x 137.2 x 10.2 cm)
Overall, Frame: 73 1/2 x 54 x 4 in. (186.7 x 137.2 x 10.2 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mr. Emile E. Wolf
Object number52.59.2
Not on view
DescriptionJuno receives the eyes of Argus from a cherub and places them on a peacock's tail. Argus lays on the ground. Label TextAntonio Balestra Italian, 1666-1740 June Placing the Eyes of Argus in the Peacock's Tail, ca. 1714 Oil on canvas Gift of Mr. Emile E. Wolf 52.59.2Exhibition HistoryArt Institute of Chicago, 9/19-11/8/70. Minneapolis Institute of Art, 12/2/70-1/9/71. Toledo Museum of Art, 2/7/71-3/21/71. "The Glory of Venice: Art in the Eighteenth Century," Royal Academy of Arts, London, September 15 - December 14, 1994; National Gallery of Art, Washington, January 29 - April 23, 1995. "Behind the Seen: The Chrysler's Hidden Museum," Large Changing Gallery, Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, Va., October 21, 2005 - February 19, 2006. Published References_Virginian Pilot_, 3/8/53. _Painting in Italy in the Eighteenth Century: Rococo to Romanticism_, #13, catalog. Jane Marineau and Andrew Robinson, co-editors, _The Glory of Venice: Art in the Eighteenth Century_, exh. cat., Royal Academy of Arts, London, England, 1994, and National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1995, 82-83; no. 13.
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