Juno Commanding Argus to Keep Watch on Io, Nicolaes Pieterszoon Berchem, between 1655 and 1683

Identification title(s): juno orders argus to guard io. Object type: painting object number: sk-a-1936. Inscriptions / marks: signature, bottom left on a stone: 'berchem'. Description: juno orders the shepherd argus to guard io. On the left io in the form of a cow. Behind juno her triumphal chariot and two peacocks. Manufacture. Manufacturer: painter: nicolaes pietersz. Berchem. Dating: 1655 - 1683. Physical features: oil on panel. Material: panel oil paint. Dimensions: carrier: h 24. 5 cm. × w 31. 5 cm. Outer size: d 8. 1 cm. (carrier incl. Sk-l-6256). Credit line: purchase with the support of the rembrandt association. Acquisition: purchase mar-1901. Object Type: painting. Genre: landscape painting. Date: between 1655 and 1683. Dimensions: height: 24.5 cm (9.6 in) ; width: 31.5 cm (12.4 in). Medium: oil on panel. Collection: Rijksmuseum. Juno geeft Argus opdracht Io te bewaken, SK-A-1936