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Fresco by Giovanni Battista Castello: stone-throwing contest at the Phaeacians' court, detail from the Ulysses stories, Villa Pallavicino Genoa.

Ulysses Stories: The Stone-Throwing Contest at the Phaeacians' Court

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File Name

20223_0019-

Caption

Genoa, Villa Pallavicino delle Peschiere, the hall, Ulysses' stories: detail of the game of throwing stones at the Phaeacians' court. Frescoes by Giovanni Battista Castello, known as "il Bergamasco", about 1560.

City

Genoa

Location

Villa Pallavicino delle Peschiere

Keywords

Painted Architecture - Fresco - Architettura dipinta - Phaeacians - Genoa - Game - Giovan Battista Castello - Il Bergamasco - 16th Century - Italy - Liguria - Mannerism - Mythology - Odyssey - Homer - Palace - Painting - Perspective - Renaissance - Hall - Ulysses - Villa Pallavicino d. Peschiere - Vault - XVI century