Why it matters
Juno's spilled breast milk forms the Milky Way as the infant Hercules feeds, with Jupiter and his eagle behind. Juno's face is modelled on Rubens's wife Hélène Fourment.
Did you know?
- It was painted in 1636–1638.
- It was part of the decoration of Philip IV's Torre de la Parada.
- Juno's chariot is pulled by peacocks.
Based on the Wikipedia article The Birth of the Milky Way (CC BY-SA 4.0).
