Copy after Primaticcio's Juno Awakening Sleep
1535
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
1535
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
This sketch shows a woman lying down, half-asleep, with a sheet tangled around her. Around her are swirling clouds and small, floating figures—some look like cherubs, others like winds or clouds themselves. The lines are loose and quick, almost like a sketch, with soft brown and beige tones. The woman’s relaxed pose and the dreamy figures around her suggest she’s not just sleeping but maybe dreaming. The style looks like it’s from a time when artists played with movement and myth. Next, check out Renaissance art to see how this fits into the bigger picture.
