Wedding Banquet of Cupid and Psyche
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The Triumph of GalateaCouncil of the Gods
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Venus 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

Wedding Banquet of Cupid and PsychedetailRaphael

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In this fresco (1518–19), Raphael depicts the gods assembled for Cupid and Psyche’s divine wedding. At the table sit Saturn, Janus, Venus, Ceres, Neptune, Proserpina, Pluto, Juno, and Jupiter, who receives wine from Ganymede. Mercury stands prominently in the foreground, blessing the marriage. The assembly symbolizes cosmic harmony, sanctioning the eternal union of love (Cupid) and the soul (Psyche).