Zodiac Palazzo d'Arco in Mantova

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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



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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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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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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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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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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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.



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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.



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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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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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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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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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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.



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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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Luigi Gonzaga (1500-1532).Fresco above the sign of the Scorpion:a piglet is given as a present to a

watergoddess.




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

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