A full-globe color image of Io against a black background. The surface is a striking patchwork of yellows, creamy whites, pale greens, and oranges. Numerous dark volcanic calderas and vents are scattered across the surface, many surrounded by circular or irregular colorful deposits.
A pen, ink, and wash drawing titled "Jupiter and Io, disguised as a white heifer, from 'The Metamorphoses of Ovid' " by Godfried Maes. On the upper left, a crowned female figure (Juno) sits on an ornate cloud chariot accompanied by a peacock with spread wings, pointing toward the center. In the middle ground, a crowned, bearded male figure (Jupiter) stands beside a white heifer (Io in disguise), resting his hand on her back and looking up toward Juno. A second peacock crouches on the ground in the foreground. Trees frame the right side of the composition, and clouds fill the background.
Io & Io (in cow "disguise"...)
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