Venus and Cupid ca. 1509 Pinturicchio One of twenty-two panels (–.22) forming the ceiling from the Palace of Pandolfo Petrucci, called Il Magnifico, Siena. The general distribution and partition of the ceiling appears to derive from that of a vaulted and painted ceiling in Nero's Golden House in Rome. Many of the individual figures also seem to derive from antique works of art– especially Venus and Cupid. Pinturicchio (Italian, Perugia 1454–1513 Siena). Italian, Umbria. ca. 1509. Fresco, transferred to canvas and attached to wood panels. Paintings-Decorative

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