Ancient World, Mythology, Frescoes, Amor, Psyche, Villa Farnesina

Amor and Psyche Cycle in Villa Farnesina, Rome One of the very large rooms in Villa Farnesina was adorned by Raffael and his workshop artists with a cycle in which the story of Amor and Psyche is told in adorable Renaissance style wall and ceiling frescos. Basis of this mythological story was the story "The Golden Donkey" by Apuleius. Raffael's design and drawings are light and playful, decorated with garlands of fruit and flowers. This work was begun and finished in the year 1518. Giovanni da Udine (1487-1564) executed RafFael's ideas formidably. Plate 8: "Herculis quoque deuicti ponderosam clauam ferunt pueri, quâ fera monstra domuit. Harpyia Herculis labor." Hand-gouached copper etching by  Nicolas Dorigny 1658-1746) After the drawings by Raffaello da Urbino (1483-1520) and the wall frescos by Giovanni da Udine (1487-1564) Very good condition. Lively ouache hand coloring Rome, 1693 In the center, in a cobalt clue field two playful winged putti and a female winged sea creature. On t