Putti with CerberusRaphael; Giovanni da Udine

In this playful scene (1518), Raphael shows two winged putti subduing Cerberus, guardian of the Underworld, turning menace into charm. The frame is adorned with festoons — garlands of fruit, flowers, and leaves painted by Giovanni da Udine, whose botanical mastery brought Renaissance ideals of fertility, nature, and abundance into harmony with mythological narrative.