Olympian gods and mythological figures among clouds, Series: Giove che fulmina li giganti , Palazzo del Te, Mantua;.
Pietro Santi Bartoli (1635-1700)
Category
Art / Prints
Date
c. 1580 - 1576
Materials
Ink on paper.
Measurements
206 x 285 mm
Collection
Saltram, Devon
NT 873018.7.70
Caption
https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_V-8-28
Summary
(Folio 21, recto, upper print) Olympian gods and mythological figures among clouds, with at centre, Apollo holding his lyre and behind him, his horses led by winged attendants; at right, Vulcan, Hercules and Mercury clustering with other figures; after the frescoes representing the battle of the gods and the giants designed by Giulio Romano for the Palazzo del Te, Mantua;
Makers and roles
Pietro Santi Bartoli (1635-1700), creator