Goddess Juno

Goddess Juno

Statue of Roman goddess Juno, titled "Juno reine" which means "Juno the pure." Juno is an ancient Roman goddess, the protector and special counselor of the state. She is a daughter of Saturn and sister and wife of the chief god Jupiter and the mother of Mars and Vulcan. Juno also looked after the women of Rome.

This is a fine art print of a beautiful engraving of a statue at Versaille Palace in France made in 1689 by Simon Thomassin. It's from his work "Recuel des Statue, Groupes, Fontaines, Termes, Vases et Autres Mangifique Ornamens du Chateau et Parc de Versailles", which shows the magnificent statues, fountains and ornaments at the Palace of Versaille.