Juno and the Peacock. Other Titles: The Peacock and Juno · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: Juno and the Peacock. Other Titles: The Peacock and Juno
Subject: peacocks; nightingales; plumage; birds; god like persons; gods/goddesses
Period: 1750-1800;
Geographic: London (England); United Kingdom; Ancient Greece
Description: There is a peacock looking up to a god like person in the clouds, in the sky. A nightingale is off to the right side of the image, perched in a tree with lots of foliage. The nightingale is also looking up to the sky. In the background scene, there is a castle and bridge to the left of the image, with hills and terrain moving to the right of the image. Behind the individual in the clouds there appears to be a brighter spot in the clouds. The individual appears to be wrapped in a robe like cloth. There is some sort of material or object floating behind the individual, in a long, wavy horizontal shape.
Image Creator: A.Walker (Engraver); Anonymous (Original Illustrator)
Type: StillImage; Etching, Engraving
Identifier: mta:28190
Language: eng
Source Name: Fables Translated from AEsop and Other Authors
Parent Collection: E6 - Fables translated from AEsop. Engravings by A. Walker. (1760); E6 - Fables translated from AEsop. Engravings by A. Walker. (1760)
Image: mta_28190_OBJ.jpg
Collection: Aesop's Fables
Subject: peacocks; nightingales; plumage; birds; god like persons; gods/goddesses