Juno in the Clouds
Historical Context
Tiepolo painted Juno in the Clouds around 1735, depicting the queen of the gods enthroned among the heavens. The painting reflects Tiepolo's mastery of the celestial subjects that would reach their supreme expression in his great ceiling frescoes at Würzburg and Madrid. Tiepolo's mythological canvases extend the Venetian poesie tradition into the Rococo age, treating ancient subjects with a lightness of touch and brilliance of palette that transforms heroic myth into visual entertainment of t...
Technical Analysis
Tiepolo renders the goddess with luminous flesh tones against a brilliant sky of blues and golds. The confident, fluid brushwork and the dynamic composition of floating figures demonstrate his supreme mastery of the airborne, celestial composition.
Look Closer
- ◆Look for the divine attributes that identify each mythological figure — traditional symbols and costume elements make the narrative legible to educated viewers.
