/internal/media/dispatcher/6644/fullFAS/D/40Juno with the peacockArt / Drawings16th century00Luca CambiasoLuca Cambiaso10.600000000014.6000000000The drawing depicts the Roman goddess Juno reclined on clouds. The peacock to the left represents the moment when, jealous of the nightingale, the peacock protested to Juno as it did not have a beautiful voice, to which Juno replied that the nightingale may have a beautiful voice, but the peacock had beauty and size. This episode was widely popularised in Aesop’s Fables.17.300000000021.6000000000Acquired for the museum in 1933 from an unknown private collection in Malta. Support: 17.3 x 10.6 cm
Mounted (historical): 21.6 x 14.6 cmMUŻAReserve Collection525131691-2HMZA 002970DrawingHeritage Malta825Reed pen and brown ink with brown wash on paper, faintly squared in graphite for transfer, with black ink framing line. The drawing is laid down on a faded blue french-style mount.DrawingM.A.R. (1933-34), p.xvi/M16, no. 42: Purchased by the Museum1 sheetItaly