COSSA, Francesco del
(b. ca. 1435, Ferrara, d. ca. 1477, Bologna)

Allegory of May: Triumph of Apollo (detail)

1476-84
Fresco, 216 x 320 cm
Palazzo Schifanoia, Ferrara

This detail shows the upper layer (Triumph of Apollo) and middle layer (zodiac sign Gemini) of the allegory of May.

In the upper scene Apollo can be seen in the centre, on the left side the poets, on the right side the nine Muses are represented. In the lower part a kneeling man is listening to music played on a musical instrument (wind instrument), on the left a teaches a young to the rules of poetry or music, on the right a man stand with a bow.




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