Artwork
Juno, Minerva and Venus with Cupid
Juno, Minerva and Venus with Cupid is an oil painting by the Dutch Golden Age artist Toussaint Gelton. It dates from 1662 and is held in the collection of the Statens Museum for Kunst. Created in 1662, this oil painting presents three mythological figures seated upon a cloud, rendered in delicate white garments.
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Subject & Meaning
The presence of Cupid alongside the three goddesses underscores themes of love, wisdom, and power, central to their respective domains in classical mythology.
Toussaint Gelton's 1662 oil painting portrays a mythological assembly featuring the Roman goddesses Juno, Minerva, and Venus accompanied by Cupid. As a work of mythological genre, the composition brings together these specific deities, whose traditional iconography often relates to the Judgment of Paris, though the specific narrative action is not detailed in the available records. The presence of Cupid alongside the three goddesses underscores themes of love, wisdom, and power, central to their respective domains in classical mythology.
The work serves as a visual representation of these pantheon figures, executed on panel during the mid-17th century.
Technique & Style
The work is an oil painting executed on a wooden panel, dating to 1662. Its medium is oil paint, and the support is a panel, as recorded in the catalog. The composition depicts Juno, Minerva, Venus and Cupid.
The painting measures 34 cm in height and 26.5 cm in width. It belongs to the mythological painting genre and is housed in the Statens Museum for Kunst, where it remains part of the museum’s collection.
History & Provenance
The painting Juno, Minerva and Venus with Cupid was created by Toussaint Gelton in 1662. Executed in oil on panel, the work measures 34 cm in height and 26.5 cm in width. It is currently held in the collection of the Statens Museum for Kunst.
The sources do not provide specific details regarding the original commission, the initial owner, or the subsequent chain of custody leading to its current location.
The painting Juno, Minerva and Venus with Cupid by Toussaint Gelton (1662) is housed in the Statens Museum for Kunst in Copenhagen. It is included in the museum’s collection of European paintings, recorded in the institution’s inventory as part of its holdings of mythological works. The work measures 34 cm in height and 26.5 cm in width, executed in oil on panel.
No exhibition records are cited in the available documentation, indicating that the piece has not been listed in publicly documented loan or exhibition catalogues to date.
Overview
Created in 1662, this oil painting presents three mythological figures seated upon a cloud, rendered in delicate white garments. A winged child, identified as Cupid, kneels before them, handling a bow and arrows. The composition is set against a luminous, softly clouded sky that isolates the tranquil gathering, emphasizing a moment of quiet intimacy among the deities.
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Artist
Toussaint Gelton (1630 – 1680) was a Dutch painter known for his work buying paintings in 1658 for the Swedish king Charles X Gustav and the family of Swedish noble Magnus Gabriel de la Gardie.
