
The artist portrayed his wife as Yunona Saskia. Juno is the Roman goddess of marriage and birth, the motherhood of women and the feminine productive force. Patroness of marriages, guardian of family and family rulings.
The main attribute of this goddess is the veil, diadem, peacock and cuckoo. Rembrandt has a peacock in the lower left corner of the picture.
Juno – Rembrandt Harmens Van Rhine
Portrait of Saskia in a Shepherd’s Costume by Rembrandt Harmens Van Rhine
Samson threatens to test by Rembrandt Harmens Van Rhine
Saskia (Flora) by Rembrandt Harmens Van Rhine
Portrait of Saskia as Flora by Rembrandt Harmens Van Rhine
Juno visits the windmaster of Aeolus by Francois Boucher
Artemis by Rembrandt Harmens Van Rhine
Saskia van Eilenburg by Rembrandt Harmens Van Rhine