A PLASTER CAST OF THE MONUMENTAL FACE OF THE LUDOVISI JUNO, ON A BELGIAN SLATE PEDESTAL

JUNO WAS THE PATRON GODDESS OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE, AND WAS WIFE OF JUPITER, SHE WAS THE ROMA INCARNATION OF THE ANCIENT GREEK GODDESS HERA. THE PRESENT EXAMPLE IS AFTER THE 1ST CENTURY ROMAN MARBLE IN THE COLLECTION OF THE MUSEO NAZIONALE ROMANO, PALAZZO ALTEMPS, ROME.