This artist depicts a legend that proclaimed that all nine muses sung together and caused volcanic eruptions, which can only be stopped by Pegasus stomping his foot, in his work about the affair of Mars and Venus titled Parnassus.
This artist depicts a legend that proclaimed that all nine muses sung together and caused volcanic eruptions, which can only be stopped by Pegasus stomping his foot, in his work about the affair of Mars and Venus titled Parnassus. A red helmet with golden fin sits atop an empty suit of armor carried by a man in a green tunic in The Corselet-Bearers, which is part of a series kept at the Hampton Court Palace, while a letter from Cardinal Federico being opened by Duke Ludovico is part of one work, whose most famous section shows a potted plant balancing precariously on a wooden stick while a peacock and several putti hang over the edge of an oculus. In addition to the Camera degli Spossi and The Triumph of Caesar, another of his works shows a jar of anointing liquid sitting beside a figure partially covered by a shroud that is the foremost example of foreshortening. For 10 points, name this painter known for creating three depictions of St. Sebastian and The Dead Christ.
This artist depicts a legend that proclaimed that all nine muses sung together and caused volcanic eruptions, which can only be stopped by Pegasus stomping his foot, in his work about the affair of Mars and Venus titled Parnassus.
Andrea {Mantegna}