back to overview
 
16 photos
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.
#40112543

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).Pisces,fish:A man warming his hands;two nude fishermen watching a figure falling from a rock,perhaps Sappho.Two figures holding up fish.
#40112544

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).Bands of frescos above the signs of the Zodiac:left the rape of Europa,right the Fates;centaurs in the center.
#40112545

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).Fresco above the sign of the Scorpion:a piglet is given as a present to a watergoddess.
#40112546

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