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Juno

Juno

Maker Agostino Testa (Italian, 1662 - 1735)

Collections

Outdoor Sculptures

ClassificationsSCULPTURE

Datelate 17th - early 18th century

Mediumlimestone

Dimensions79 × 30 × 22 in. (200.7 × 76.2 × 55.9 cm.) base: 18 × 27 × 27 in. (45.7 × 68.6 × 68.6 cm.) overall: 97 × 30 × 27 in. (246.4 × 76.2 × 68.6 cm.)

DescriptionThis sculpture portrays Juno, the patron goddess of Rome and the Roman Empire, in a warrior-like guise. She rests her left arm on her hip while she grasps a quiver of arrows in her right hand. Behind her left foot is a peacock, her sacred animal.

Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens

Status

On view

Object number20.44

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