CARAVAGGIO (b. 1573, Caravaggio, d. 1610, Porto Ercole)Jupiter, Neptune and Pluto 1597-1600 Ceiling painting in oil, 300 x 180 cm Casino dell'Aurora
CARAVAGGIO (b. 1573, Caravaggio, d. 1610, Porto Ercole) Jupiter, Neptune and Pluto 1597-1600 Ceiling painting in oil, 300 x 180 cm Casino Boncompagni Ludovisi, Rome This ceiling is the only mural painting of Caravaggio, executed in oils for the small 'alchemy room' of Cardinal del Monte situated in what is now a corridor of the Villa Boncompagni Ludovisi. Del Monte purchased the building in 1596. On his eagle, Jupiter swoops down towards Neptune and Pluto, who are standing at the opposite edge of the ceiling, as if he were making the sky light up with a crystal ball. Any interpretation of the gathering of the gods, seen - unusually - from below, must shift between mythology, astrology, alchemy and even the Christian doctrine of salvation. An oddity in the artist's work, this ceiling painting does not fit into any stylistic category. --- Keywords: -------------- Author: CARAVAGGIO Title: Jupiter, Neptune and Pluto Time-line: 1551-1600 School: Italian Form: painting Type: mythological
Size: 2468px × 4884px
Photo credit: © Carlo Bollo / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No
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