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Gathering of various Olympian gods and mythological figures among clouds, Apollo at center with his lyre, Vulcan, Mercury, Hercules, and Hermes to right, various figures below, horses and attendants behind in center, from "Giove che fulmina li giganti", after the frescoes on the ceiling of the Sala dei Giganti designed by Giulio Romano for the Palazzo del Te, Mantua

After Giulio Romano Italian
ca. 1680
Not on view

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  • Title: Gathering of various Olympian gods and mythological figures among clouds, Apollo at center with his lyre, Vulcan, Mercury, Hercules, and Hermes to right, various figures below, horses and attendants behind in center, from "Giove che fulmina li giganti", after the frescoes on the ceiling of the Sala dei Giganti designed by Giulio Romano for the Palazzo del Te, Mantua
  • Series/Portfolio: Giove che fulmina li giganti
  • Artist: Pietro Santi Bartoli (Italian, Perugia 1615–1700 Rome)
  • Artist: After Giulio Romano (Italian, Rome 1499?–1546 Mantua)
  • Date: ca. 1680
  • Medium: Etching
  • Dimensions: sheet: 8 7/16 x 11 3/8 in. (21.4 x 28.9 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Bequest of Phyllis Massar, 2011
  • Object Number: 2012.136.132
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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