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Tazza (footed drinking cup) with Jupiter and Io
Adam van Vianen (I), 1613
Depicted here is a story from the Metamorphoses (Transformations) by the Roman poet Ovid. Jupiter, the king of the gods and an incorrigible adulterer, tries to deceive his wife Juno by turning his lover Io into a beautiful white cow. Io, in the guise of a cow, reclines at the left, while high up in the sky Juno approaches in her peacock-driven chariot.
- Artwork typetazza
- Object numberBK-NM-8510
- Dimensionsheight 12.8 cm x diameter 19.8 cm