Caption
Ducal Palace: vault of the “Bridal Chamber or Camera Picta", which is a room located in the north-east tower of the Castle of San Giorgio in Mantua. It is famous for the cycle of frescoes that covers its walls, a masterpiece by Andrea Mantegna, created between 1465 and 1474.
Detail of the vault: "Hercules killing the Hydra", a pendentive decorated with a fake bas-relief of mythological inspiration, which symbolically celebrates the strength of the marquis as a leader and statesman.
Palazzo Ducale, Mantova (MN) - Mantua, Lombardia - Lombardy, Italia - Italy
Date
Oct 24, 2022
Credit line
Ghigo Roli/Photo12
Reference
GHR24A00_154
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Keywords
Fatica Labour Italy Lombardia Lombardy Mantova Mantua Palazzo Ducale Ducal Palace Camera Picta Camera degli Sposi Bridal Chamber Andrea Mantegna Art Artwork Painting Affresco Fresco Rinascimento Renaissance Nobility Aristocracy Gonzaga XV Century Il Quattrocento 15th Century Architecture Architectural Detail Vault Pendentive Mythology Greek Myth Heracles Hercules Force Virtue Lernaean Hydra Labour
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