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Detail fresco lunette Venus Jupiter Mercury, Hall of Cupid and Psyche, Palazzo Te Mantua, Giulio Romano

Lunette of Venus and Jupiter at Palazzo Te: Fresco Analysis

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File Name

20201_0030

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 Venus who obtains Mercury's availability from Zeus.

City

Mantova (MN)

Location

Palazzo Te

Keywords

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