Landscape With Juno And Argus
Zeus tried to hide his lover Io by transforming her into a white cow, but his wife Juno wasn't fooled and demanded the animal as a gift. She then assigned the hundred-eyed giant Argus—seen here relaxing barefoot by the roadside—to watch her every move. Cornelis Massijs wraps this juicy mythological drama inside a sprawling, dreamy Flemish landscape, complete with tiny villages and jagged mountains that stretch all the way to the horizon. It's a classic Renaissance move: hiding a scandalous god-story inside a beautiful scenery painting!
Views: 4