Juno with the Infant Hercules
Juno with the Infant Hercules
3D
Published 2019-09-26T13:23:46+00:00
Rendered life-size on a convincingly realistic bed made from marble, this impressive sculpture is one of Johan Niklas Byström's more complicated works.
The sculpture depicts Juno with the infant Hercules, rarely depicted in art. The coupling of the two is the association of the protection of the newborn, as seen here with Hercules suckling on Juno's breast. The mythical theme of this suckling is considered to indicate Juno's acceptance of Hercules into Olympus: the act of suckling suggests both initiation and adoption.
These 3D scans have been produced with an Artec Eva with the ambition to produce a digital representation as close to the original as possible. However, the presented scans are not to be regarded as duplicates as due to inaccessible areas etc deviations from the original might occur
| Date published | 26/09/2019 |
| Complexity | Difficult |
| Title | Juno with the Infant Hercules |
| Dimension | Length, 202 cm |
| Accession | NMSk 377 |
| Period | Neoclassical |
| Medium | Marble |
| Credit | Gift from Karl XV, 1865 |
| Record | http://collection.nationalmuseum.se/eMP/eMuseumPlus?service=ExternalInterface&module=collection&objectId=26766&viewType=detailView |
| Artist | Johan Niklas Byström |
| Place | Nationalmuseum |
