Andrea Mantegna - Il Parnaso (1495-1497)


A sublime work from the School of Mantua, which in addition to being the center of the artistic production of the time was also one of the most cultured centers in Europe.
There is no painting that does not have a profound cultural and allegorical sense; beautiful for the eyes, intricate puzzles for the mind.
A belief: the Muse dance is able to detonate an eruption (the mountains in the upper left seem to crumble) only Pegasus by beating the hoof on the ground could stop an eruption (we can see it on the right, with a raised paw. ..
The symbols around are so many that they can have fun for a long time.

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