Fall of the Giants, Palazzo del Te (1532)*

Artist/Designer: Guilio Romano

Project Location: Italy

Figure 1: Fall of the Giants, Fresco by Guilio Romano, Palazzo del Te, Mantua Italy ( Source | Accessed : October 28, 2017 | Photographer: Bruce Berkow )

Figure 2: Fall of the Giants, Fresco by Guilio Romano, Palazzo del Te, Mantua Italy ( Source | Accessed : October 28, 2017 | Photographer: Bruce Berkow )

Figure 3: Fall of the Giants, Fresco by Guilio Romano, Palazzo del Te, Mantua Italy ( Source | Accessed : October 28, 2017 | Photographer: Bruce Berkow )

Style/Period(s):
Renaissance

Primary Material(s):
Fresco

Function(s):
Residential Structure

Related Website(s):

http://www.palazzote.it/

Fall of the Giants, Guilio Romano | Accessed : October 28, 2017

Images Wikimedia Commons | Accessed : October 28, 2017

Guilio Romano Frescos Palazzo del Te | Accessed : October 28, 2017

Significant Date(s):
16th Century

Additional Information:

Publications/Texts in Print:

Bazzotti, Ugo, Grazia Sgrilli, Ghigo Roli, and Grace Crerar-Bromelow. Palazzo Te: Giulio Romano's masterwork in Mantua.
London : Thames & Hudson, 2013.

Belluzzi, Amedeo, and Grazia Sgrilli. Palazzo Te a Mantova. Modena: Panini, 1998.

Hopkins, Andrew. Italian architecture: from Michelangelo to Borromini. London: Thames & Hudson, 2002.

Building Address:

Viale Te, 13, 46100 Mantova MN, Italy

Significant Dates:

Construction began 1524

Construction completed 1534

Palace sacked over 3 days during the War of the Mantuan Succession (1628–31) in July 1630

Supporting Staff/ Designers:

N/A

Tags:

Italian, Mannerist, Mantua, Italy, Frescoes,

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