Italian wall decorations of the 15th and 16th centuries : A handbook to the models, illustrating interiors of Italian buildings, in the Victoria and Albert museum, South Kensington (1901)
Victoria and Albert Museum · London : Chapman & Hall, limited · leaf 42
tion says so, and researchesconfirm the fact. Two young women are sitting in theforeground to the right; one is adorning a heifer with wreaths,the other a lamb. In the background, Cupid, standing on theknees of a lady, crowns another lady. One may hesitate uponthe identity of the personages, but if… … IN THE DUCAL PALACE, MANTUA. 13 be very easy to recognize the Marchioness. To support thisassertion more fully, one may also compare the celebratedportrait in the Musee du Louvre of Castiglione, paintedby his friend Raphael, with the face of the warrior on theleft, leaning on a halberd, after…
Architecture · Mural painting and decoration
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