GIULIO ROMANO
(b. ca. 1499, Roma, d. 1546, Mantova)

Vaulted ceiling

1526-28
Fresco
Sala di Psiche, Palazzo del Tè, Mantua

The frescoes in the Sala di Psiche illustrate Apuleius's The Golden Ass, a late-antique story that recounts Psyche's romantic adventures and the trials she endured in order to be allowed to marry Cupid. The decoration is spread across the ceiling, the lunettes, and the upper parts of the walls.




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