Latona met Diana en Apollo 1686 - 1748

Giovanni Girolamo Frezza made this print titled 'Latona met Diana en Apollo'. Frezza was working in Italy during the Baroque period. This was a time when the Catholic Church was a major patron of the arts. It used art to promote its teachings and values. Frezza worked at a time when printmaking was becoming an increasingly important medium for disseminating knowledge and ideas. The image depicts Latona, the mother of Apollo and Diana, fleeing from Juno, the wife of Jupiter. The visual codes of classical mythology create meaning through cultural references and historical associations. The story of Latona, Apollo, and Diana was a popular subject in art during the Baroque period. Artists used it to explore themes of motherhood, persecution, and divine power. To understand Frezza's work more fully, one might research the printmaking industry in 18th-century Italy or explore how artists and patrons challenged social norms by reinterpreting classical stories.