Title
Maser, Villa Barbaro, the Hall of Olympus
Caption
Maser, Villa Barbaro, the Hall of Olympus, the vault: the Olympus. In the corners the four elements are depicted: Vulcan or the Fire, Cybele or the Earth, Neptune or the Water, Juno or the Air. Among these representations, there are the representations, in monochrome frescoes, of the Abundance (with the horn of plenty), the Fecundity, the Fortune (with the wheel), and Love. Int the central octagon, the Universal Harmony is surrounded by gods: Zeus with an eagle, Mars, Apollo with the lyre, Venus, Mercury with caduceus, Diana with dogs, and Saturn. Among the clouds near the frame there are the signs of the zodiac. Frescoes by Paolo Caliari, known as il Veronese, 1560 - 1561.
Villa Barbaro, Maser (TV), Veneto, Italia - Italy
Date
Nov 27, 2003
Credit line
Ghigo Roli/Photo12
Reference
GHR20A02_201
License type
Rights managed
Available size
169,9Mb (12,1Mb) / 21,0in x 31,5in / 6286 x 9449 (300dpi)
Keywords
Mitologia Mythology|Olimpo Olympus|Divinità Divinity|Dio God Astrological Sign Acqua Water Afrodite Aphrodite Apollo Architettura Architecture Aria Air Arte Art Artista Artist Caduceo Caduceus Cetra Zither Concetto Concept Dea Goddess Dettaglio architettonico Dio God Edificio Building Era Hera Fecondità Fecundity Fuoco Fire Giunone Juno Italia Italy Manierismo Mannerism Maser Mitologia Mythology Nettuno Neptune Opera d'arte Artwork Pittura Painting Rinascimento Renaissance Salone Hall Scuola veneta Venetian School Sorte Fate Stile Art style Terra Earth Venere Venus Villa Mansion Vulcano Vulcan Zeus il Veronese Architectural Detail Abbondanza Abundance Affresco Fresco Amore Love Aquila Eagle Ares Armonia Harmony Artemide Artemis Astrologia Astrology Cane Dog Cibele Cybele Crono Cronus Destino Destiny Diana Divinità Divinity Efesto Hephaestus Ermes Hermes Fortuna Fortune Giove Jupiter Il Cinquecento The 16th Century Lira Lyre Marte Mars Mercurio Mercury Monocromo Monochrome Olimpo Olympus Paolo Caliari Prospettiva Perspective Ruota Wheel Saturno Saturn Segno zodiacale Stanza Room Storia History Treviso Veneto Volta Vault XVI secolo XVI century Zodiaco Zodiac Mitologia Mythology|Olimpo Olympus|Divinità Divinity|Dio
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