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Italy / Mantua / Palazzo Te / Sala di Psiche

GODS AND MYTHS

Amor / Myths / Amor and Psyche / Cycles / -1528 - Giulio Romano (Mantua, Palazzo del Te, and later copies) / Works by Giulio
Amor / Myths / Amor and Psyche / Individual scenes / At Venus's command, Psyche is scourged by Sollicitudo and Tristities (lib. VI, 9)
Amor / Myths / Amor and Psyche / Individual scenes / Venus commands Psyche to sort a heap of mixed grains (lib. VI, 10)
Amor / Myths / Amor and Psyche / Individual scenes / Psyche collects the flocks of golden wool (lib. VI, 13)
Amor / Myths / Amor and Psyche / Individual scenes / Venus commands Psyche to collect water from the Styx (lib. VI, 13)
Bacchus / Myths / Bacchus and Ariadne / Bacchus and Ariadne together / With other figures
Mars / With Venus / Bathing
Mars / With Venus / Chasing Adonis

Further details

Fresco on North Wall of the Sala di Psiche with Bacchus and Ariadne at centre. At left Venus and Mars Bathing, at right Mars Chasing Adonis from Venus's Pavilion. In the three lunettes: Psyche's Second Task, Psyche's First Task, and the Punishment of Psyche

Artist or creator

Giulio Romano (Giulio Pippi) (c1499-1546)

Date

1526 - 1528

Location

Mantua, Palazzo Te

Associated persons

Ian Jones (Photographer (digital))

Rights and Permissions

This material is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial 3.0 Unported License

Acknowledgements

Record created with the generous support of the Dean’s Development Fund, School of Advanced Study’

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