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Murals in the Hall of the Zodiac, Palazzo d'Arco in Mantova.In the early 16th century the palace belonged to Luigi Gonzaga (1500-1532).Gemini,the twins:left Leda and the swan,parents of the twins Castor and Pollux;in the center May with roses and an old man with thistles.

Palazzo d'Arco, Mantova, Italy

40-11-25/32 RENAISSANCE MURAL 16TH Falconetto,Giovanni Maria

Murals in the Hall of the Zodiac,Palazzo d'Arco in Mantova.In the early 16th century the palace belonged to Luigi Gonzaga (1500-1532).Ariete,the ram:The arena in Verona;Mucius Scaevola burning his hand;background the Etruscan encampment;right:Medea killing a son.

Palazzo d'Arco, Mantova, Italy

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Murals in the Hall of the Zodiac,Palazzo d'Arco in Mantova.In the early 16th century the palace belonged to Luigi Gonzaga (1500-1532).Toro,the bull:a bucolic scene;Pan playing the flute,little Jupiter nursed by the goat Amalthea;far background:the rape of Europa.

Palazzo d'Arco, Mantova, Italy

40-11-25/37 RENAISSANCE MURAL 16TH Falconetto,Giovanni Maria

Murals in the Hall of the Zodiac,Palazzo d'Arco in Mantova.In the early 16th century the palace belonged to Luigi Gonzaga (1500-1532).Leo,the lion:Diana of Ephesus,nursing black and white putti;two lions on her arms;background:Hercules kills the Nemean lion.

Palazzo d'Arco, Mantova, Italy

40-11-25/41 RENAISSANCE MURAL 16TH Falconetto,Giovanni Maria

Murals in the Hall of the Zodiac,Palazzo d'Arco in Mantova.In the early 16th century the palace belonged to Luigi Gonzaga (1500-1532).Sagittarius,the archer. Mount Helicon and Pegasus:the hunter Croton,changed into a centaur and transferred among the stars.

Palazzo d'Arco, Mantova, Italy

40-11-25/36 RENAISSANCE MURAL 16TH Falconetto,Giovanni Maria

Murals in the Hall of the Zodiac,Palazzo d'Arco in Mantova.In the early 16th century the palace belonged to Luigi Gonzaga (1500-1532).Cancer:in the center Hercules kills the Hydra of Lerna;between his legs a cancer whom the Goddess Hera has sent against him.

Palazzo d'Arco, Mantova, Italy

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Murals in the Hall of the Zodiac,Palazzo d'Arco in Mantova.In the early 16th century the palace belonged to Luigi Gonzaga (1500-1532).Aquarius,water-carrier: The Porta dei Leoni in Verona;a bearhunt;the goddess Diana who changed the nymph Callisto into a bear.

Palazzo d'Arco, Mantova, Italy

40-11-25/38 RENAISSANCE MURAL 16TH Falconetto,Giovanni Maria

Murals in the Hall of the Zodiac,Palazzo d'Arco in Mantova.In the early 16th century the palace belonged to Luigi Gonzaga (1500-1532).Virgo,the virgin:The building is the tomb of Teoderic in Mantova,the fire a reminder of the burning of Diana's temple in Ephesus.

Palazzo d'Arco, Mantova, Italy

40-11-25/33 RENAISSANCE MURAL 16TH Falconetto,Giovanni Maria

Murals in the Hall of the Zodiac,Palazzo d'Arco in Mantova.In the early 16th century the palace belonged to Luigi Gonzaga (1500-1532).Ariete,the ram:The arena in Verona;Mucius Scaevola burning his hand;background the Etruscan encampment;right:Medea killing a son.

Palazzo d'Arco, Mantova, Italy

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Murals in the Hall of the Zodiac,Palazzo d'Arco in Mantova.In the early 16th century the palace belonged to Luigi Gonzaga (1500-1532).Bands of frescos above the signs of the Zodiac:left the rape of Europa,right the Fates;centaurs in the center.

Palazzo d'Arco, Mantova, Italy

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Murals in the Hall of the Zodiac,Palazzo d'Arco in Mantova.In the early 16th century the palace belonged to Luigi Gonzaga (1500-1532).Scorpio,scorpion.The building in the background is San Vitale in Ravenna;the mythology (the hunter Orion or Jupiter)is not clear.

Palazzo d'Arco, Mantova, Italy

40-11-25/39 RENAISSANCE MURAL 16TH Falconetto,Giovanni Maria

Murals in the Hall of the Zodiac,Palazzo d'Arco in Mantova.In the early 16th century the palace belonged to Luigi Gonzaga (1500-1532).Libra,the scales.The original fresco has been destroyed by the addition of a fireplace in the 17th century.Right:wine-making.

Palazzo d'Arco, Mantova, Italy

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Murals in the Hall of the Zodiac,Palazzo d'Arco in Mantova.In the early 16th century the palace belonged to Luigi Gonzaga (1500-1532).Pisces,fish:A man warming his hands;two nude fishermen watching a figure falling from a rock,perhaps Sappho.Two figures holding up fish.

Palazzo d'Arco, Mantova, Italy

40-11-25/42 RENAISSANCE MURAL 16TH Falconetto,Giovanni Maria

Murals in the Hall of the Zodiac,Palazzo d'Arco in Mantova.In the early 16th century the palace belonged to Luigi Gonzaga (1500-1532).Capricorn,ibex.The rotunda in the background may be the mausoleum of Hadrian,the two men Belisarius and Roman general Constantine.

Palazzo d'Arco, Mantova, Italy

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Murals in the Hall of the Zodiac,Palazzo d'Arco in Mantova.In the early 16th century the palace belonged to Luigi Gonzaga (1500-1532).Fresco above the sign of the Scorpion:a piglet is given as a present to a watergoddess.

Palazzo d'Arco, Mantova, Italy

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Murals in the Hall of the Zodiac,Palazzo d'Arco in Mantova.In the early 16th century the palace belonged to Luigi Gonzaga (1500-1532).Five frescos each on the long sides,two each on the short sides.

Palazzo d'Arco, Mantova, Italy