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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.
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Murals in the Hall of the Zodiac,Palazzo d'Arco in Mantova.In the early 16t...

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.
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Murals in the Hall of the Zodiac,Palazzo d'Arco in Mantova.In the early 16t...

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.
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Murals in the Hall of the Zodiac,Palazzo d'Arco in Mantova.In the early 16t...

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.
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Murals in the Hall of the Zodiac,Palazzo d'Arco in Mantova.In the early 16t...

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.
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Murals in the Hall of the Zodiac,Palazzo d'Arco in Mantova.In the early 16t...

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.
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Murals in the Hall of the Zodiac,Palazzo d'Arco in Mantova.In the early 16t...

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.
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Murals in the Hall of the Zodiac,Palazzo d'Arco in Mantova.In the early 16th cen...

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 Ravenna, the fire a reminder of the burning of Diana's temple in Ephesus.
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Murals in the Hall of the Zodiac,Palazzo d'Arco in Mantova.In the early 16...

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.
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Murals in the Hall of the Zodiac,Palazzo d'Arco in Mantova.In the early 16t...

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.
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Murals in the Hall of the Zodiac,Palazzo d'Arco in Mantova.In the early 16t...

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.
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Murals in the Hall of the Zodiac,Palazzo d'Arco in Mantova.In the early 16t...

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.
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Murals in the Hall of the Zodiac,Palazzo d'Arco in Mantova.In the early 16t...