Birth of the Milky Way Print by Rubens caravaggio minor deities from Greek mythology

minor deities from Greek mythology

Abundantia was a Roman goddess of abundance

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but there’s a large amount of detail concealed in the stark simplicity of the forms

The original of this diptych of Federico and Battista print is currently displayed at the Uffizi Gallery in Florence

Birth of the Milky Way Print by Rubens caravaggio minor deities from Greek mythologyThe Story Behind the Birth of the Milky Way Print by Rubens This Birth of the Milky Way print shows the oil on canvas painting by the Flemish artist Peter Paul Rubens. Completed around 1637, it depicts the origin of the Milky Way according to Greco Roman myth. In the painting, Hera Juno spills her breast milk whilst nursing the infant Heracles Hercules. Zeus Jupiter can be seen in the background with his eagle and lightning bolts along with a carriage