Corridor of the Grotesques
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The Triumph of GalateaCouncil of the GodsThe Wedding Banquet of Cupid and PsycheVenus and CapricornBacchus and AriadneCupid and the Three GracesMercury Brings Psyche up to OlympusPerseus and MedusaCupid Pleads with Jupiter for PsycheHercules and the HydraFame and Medusa's VictimsVenus and the DovesHead of a YouthThe Rape of GanymedeVenus Appeals to Ceres and JunoHercules Defeating the Nemean LionThe Fall of PhaetonDionysian ProcessionMercuryPutti with CerberusAbduction of Orithyia by BoreasThe Wedding of Alexander and RoxaneCeiling of the Hall of GalateaVenus Presenting Psyche to CupidThe CharioteerLyra and ApolloCeiling with Putti and GarlandCorridor of the GrotesquesZephyrus Blowing on FloraMarine Scene with NereidsIllusionistic Architecture and StatuePutto with TridentGrotesque Ceiling with Flying FigureThe Family of Darius Before AlexanderVenus and JupiterPutto with ThunderboltsApollo and the Centaur

Corridor of the GrotesquesGiovanni da Udine

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The vaulted ceiling in the Corridor of the Grotesques (1517–19) exemplifies the Renaissance revival of ancient Roman grottesche, inspired by Nero’s Domus Aurea, a lavish palace adorned with intricate frescoes. The ceiling features playful mythological scenes, marine creatures, and vegetal patterns reflecting the era's fascination with classical art.