Plate 108: Alcyone Offering Prayers to Juno (Halcyone ob mariti reditum Iunoni supplicat), from Ovid's 'Metamorphoses' 1606

This etching by Italian artist Antonio Tempesta, titled *Plate 108: Alcyone Offering Prayers to Juno (Halcyone ob mariti reditum Iunoni supplicat)*, is a detailed illustration from Ovid’s *Metamorphoses*. The artwork depicts the mythological figure of Alcyone kneeling in prayer before the goddess Juno, who sits on a cloud surrounded by a peacock. The detailed drawing of figures and the dramatic composition are characteristic of Tempesta's work. The piece is a fine example of the Baroque style, which emphasized dramatic composition and realism. This print is part of a larger series of etchings illustrating Ovid's famous work, *Metamorphoses*, and can be found at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.