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Detail of the fresco on the vault in the Hall of Amor and Psyche at Palazzo Te Mantua: lunette with Mercury painted by Giulio Romano

Vault of the Hall of Amor and Psyche at Palazzo Te: the Lunette with Mercury

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File Name

20201_0031

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

City

Mantova (MN)

Location

Palazzo Te

Keywords

Architectural Detail - Fresco - Cupid Psyche - Apuleius - Architecture - Art - Dettaglio architettonico - God - Divinity - Hermes - Federico II Gonzaga - Giulio Romano - Gonzaga - 16th Century - Italy - Lombardy - Mannerism - Mantua - Mercury - Metamorphoses - Latin Myth - Mythology - Olympus - Artwork - Palazzo Te - Painting - Art style - Vault - XVI century - Mythology|Olimpo