Who painted Juno and Flora?

Juno and Flora was painted by Ignaz Unterberger in 1792.

Where can I see Juno and Flora?

Juno and Flora is held by Städel Museum.

What movement is Juno and Flora?

Juno and Flora is associated with Rococo painting.

Can I buy a print of Juno and Flora?

Museum-quality prints of Juno and Flora are available made-to-order from Artifact World Gallery.

Artwork

Juno and Flora

Ignaz Unterberger , 1792

Juno and Flora is an unspecified painting by the Rococo painting artist Ignaz Unterberger. It dates from 1792 and is held in the collection of the Städel Museum.

About this work

Overview

Ignaz Unterberger’s 1792 oil painting Juno and Flora belongs to the late Rococo period. Executed in a tondo (circular) format, the work is held by the Städel Museum in Frankfurt. Unterberger, a member of a Tyrolean family of artists and an occasional inventor, worked primarily within the territories of the Holy Roman Empire.

Subject & Meaning

The composition presents two female figures dressed in classical attire. One, clad in a scarlet robe, holds a blossom, while the other, in a green garment, also bears a flower. Their poised stance amid a stylised landscape suggests an allegorical pairing of the Roman goddess Juno with the Roman deity of spring, Flora, evoking themes of fertility and divine protection.

Technique & Style

Rendered in the Rococo’s characteristic lightness, the painting employs a delicate chiaroscuro to model the figures against a dark brown ground. The surrounding decorative border, painted in muted gold and brown, is filled with stylised leaves and blossoms that echo the central motifs and frame the scene within a harmonious ornamental scheme.

History & Provenance

Created toward the end of Unterberger’s career, Juno and Flora entered the Städel Museum’s collection, where it remains on display. The work reflects the artist’s activity in the late eighteenth‑century Holy Roman Empire, a period when courtly patronage still favored mythological subjects rendered in a graceful, decorative manner.

Context

The painting aligns with contemporary European trends that favored mythological pairings and the tondo format, popular among aristocratic patrons. Its use of chiaroscuro and ornamental borders parallels the output of other Rococo painters who blended classical iconography with a decorative aesthetic.

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Artist

Ignaz Unterberger

Ignaz Unterberger (24 July 1748, Cavalese – 4 December 1797, Vienna) was a painter and printmaker, who was also an inventor. He lived his entire life in the Holy Roman Empire. He was a member of a large dynasty of Tyrolean artists.