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Fresco of the lunette representing Ceres and Juno defending Eros, Hall of Cupid and Psyche, Palazzo Te Mantua

Ceres and Juno Defending Eros: Fresco Detail in Palazzo Te

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File Name

20201_0027

Caption

Mantua, Palazzo Te (Gonzaga's summer residence), Sala di Amore e Psiche: view of the vault, with frescoes by Giulio Romano and his assistants (1526 - 1528). Giulio Romano got his inspiration from Apuleius' Metamorphoses.Detail of the vault: lunette representing Ceres and Juno defending Eros.

City

Mantova (MN)

Location

Palazzo Te

Keywords

Architectural Detail - Female Figure - Fresco - Cupid Psyche - Apuleius - Architecture - Art - Ceres - Cupid - Goddess - Dettaglio architettonico - Divinity - Woman - Hera - Eros - Federico II Gonzaga - Figura femminile - Giulio Romano - Juno - Gonzaga - 16th Century - Italy - Lombardy - Mannerism - Mantua - Metamorphoses - Latin Myth - Mythology - Olympus - Artwork - Palazzo Te - Painting - Art style - Vault - XVI century