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Collection:
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ADJUNCT MODULE C: WORLD ART
LocalCollection
ADJUNCT MODULE C: WORLD ART
Collection
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Preferred Title:
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Palazzo del Te: Sala di Psiche
Work_PrefTitle
Palazzo del Te: Sala di Psiche
Preferred Title
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Alternate Title:
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Salon of Psyche
Work_AltTitle
Salon of Psyche
Alternate Title
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Image View:
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Detail, ceiling scene with soft nocturnal light and extreme foreshortening
Image_Title
Detail, ceiling scene with soft nocturnal light and extreme foreshortening
Image View
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Creator:
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Giulio Romano (Italian painter, 1499-1546) and workshop
Agent_Display
Giulio Romano (Italian painter, 1499-1546) and workshop
Creator
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Location:
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site: Palazzo del Te (Mantua, Lombardy, Italy)
Work_Location_Type_D isplay
site: Palazzo del Te (Mantua, Lombardy, Italy)
Location
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Location Note:
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Viale Te, 13
Work_LocationNotes
Viale Te, 13
Location Note
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GPS:
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45.14737 10.78728
GPS
45.14737 10.78728
GPS
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Date:
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1526-1528 (creation)
Work_DateDisplay
1526-1528 (creation)
Date
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Cultural Context:
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Italian
Work_Culture
Italian
Cultural Context
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Style Period:
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Mannerist (Renaissance-Baroque style)
Work_StylePeriodDisp lay
Mannerist (Renaissance-Baroque style)
Style Period
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Work Type 1:
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fresco (painting)
Work_Worktype1
fresco (painting)
Work Type 1
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Classification:
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Paintings
Work_Classification
Paintings
Classification
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Material:
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pigment on plaster; gold gilding
Work_MaterialDisplay
pigment on plaster; gold gilding
Material
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Technique:
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fresco painting (technique); gilding (technique)
Work_Technique
fresco painting (technique); gilding (technique)
Technique
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Inscription:
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HONESTO OCIO POST LABORES TO REPARANDAM VIRT [utem] QVIETI CONSTRVI MANDAVIT (Honest leisure after the efforts of government)
Work_InscriptionDisp lay
HONESTO OCIO POST LABORES TO REPARANDAM VIRT [utem] QVIETI CONSTRVI MANDAVIT (Honest leisure after the efforts of government)
Inscription
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Relation Work:
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part of Palazzo del Té
RelationType1_Work_R elatedWork1
part of Palazzo del Té
Relation Work
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Subjects:
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cycles or series; decorative arts; mythology (Classical); Cupid (Roman deity); Gonzaga family; Psyche (Greek deity); banquet hall
Work_Image_SubjectDi splay
cycles or series; decorative arts; mythology (Classical); Cupid (Roman deity); Gonzaga family; Psyche (Greek deity); banquet hall
Subjects
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Description:
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Commissioned by Federico II Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua. This large room was intended for entertaining, and a famous banquet was held here in 1530 in honor of Emperor Charles V during his first visit to Mantua; Federico was elevated to Duke at this time. The frescoes in this room illustrate Apuleius's The Golden Ass, a late-antique story that recounts Psyche's romantic adventures and the trials at the hands of Venus which she endured in order to be allowed to marry Cupid. The decoration is spread across the ceiling, compartmentalized into octagons, lozenges and squares and the lunettes, and the upper parts of the walls. The individual scenes are illuminated by a soft, nocturnal light, and represented with extreme foreshortening. Related or analogous stories appear on the walls in fresco, with an emphasis on the erotic in both theme and presentation. The inscription along the walls records Federico as the proprietor and augurs his enjoyment of leisure hours. (Source: Grove Art Online; http://www.oxfordart online.com/)
Work_Description_Sou rce
Commissioned by Federico II Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua. This large room was intended for entertaining, and a famous banquet was held here in 1530 in honor of Emperor Charles V during his first visit to Mantua; Federico was elevated to Duke at this time. The frescoes in this room illustrate Apuleius's The Golden Ass, a late-antique story that recounts Psyche's romantic adventures and the trials at the hands of Venus which she endured in order to be allowed to marry Cupid. The decoration is spread across the ceiling, compartmentalized into octagons, lozenges and squares and the lunettes, and the upper parts of the walls. The individual scenes are illuminated by a soft, nocturnal light, and represented with extreme foreshortening. Related or analogous stories appear on the walls in fresco, with an emphasis on the erotic in both theme and presentation. The inscription along the walls records Federico as the proprietor and augurs his enjoyment of leisure hours. (Source: Grove Art Online; http://www.oxfordart online.com/)
Description
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Collection:
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Archivision Adjunct Module C: World Art
LocalCollection
Archivision Adjunct Module C: World Art
Collection
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Identifier:
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1A1-RG-I-CCP6-A21
Image_OriginalVendor ID
1A1-RG-I-CCP6-A21
Identifier
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Rights:
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© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
Image_Rights
© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
Rights
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