Banquet of the Gods
ca. 1555 | Guglielmo della Porta
In the Renaissance the myths related by the Roman poet Ovid in his Metamorphoses became highly popular and inspired numerous works of art. Artists and connoisseurs were particularly interested in the explicit eroticism of some of these classical stories.
In the Renaissance the myths related by the Roman poet Ovid in his Metamorphoses became highly popular and inspired numerous works of art. Artists and connoisseurs were particularly interested in the explicit eroticism of some of these classical stories.
Artist:
Guglielmo della Porta (um 1515 Porlezza - 1577 Rom) DNB
Time:
ca. 1555
Object Name
relief; plaque; bronze sculpture
Culture
Rome
Material/technology:
Bronze
Dimensions:
H. 13 cm, B. 23,1 cm
Copyright
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Kunstkammer
Invs.
Kunstkammer, 7763