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Jupiter Handing Io to Juno
David Teniers the Elder
1638 · Copper, Oil Paint
An evocative mythological scene by David Teniers the Elder, depicting the moment Jupiter entrusts Juno with Io in the form of a cow.
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Where it works
A quiet, grounding work with softened warm notes — adds structure to a more polished room.
- Often works in
- Library · Study · Living Room
- Placement
- Works well as a measured horizontal anchor
- Walls
- Best where a lighter wall gives it room to show
- Color notes
- Charcoal black, Olive green, Deep burgundy
About the piece
Painted in 1638 on copper, this work by Flemish master David Teniers the Elder captures a moment from Ovid's Metamorphoses. Jupiter, partially draped in red, gestures toward a pristine white cow—his lover Io transformed—as he hands her over to a skeptical Juno. The scene is set within a lush, atmospheric landscape, punctuated by the symbolic birds of the deities: an eagle and a peacock.
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