Mythological painting showing how Venus gave in to one of her lovers, transforming herself into a shower of gold, in order to avoid imprisonment. It was commissioned by the Duke of Mantua, together with three other mythological works. The elevation of Mantua to a duchy led the Gonzaga to give them as a gift to the Emperor Charles V. Its author, Correggio, is one of the great references of Mannerism
Collection: Images
Project: 11. Science and culture as representation in Europe.
Chronology: XVI
Scope: Secondary Education, Baccalaureate
Link: https://galleriaborghese.beniculturali.it/search-opere/?searchwp=correggio
Resource type: Image
Format: Oil on canvas (158 x 189 cm)
Source: Galleria Borghese (Roma)
Language: Italian
Date: 1530
Owner: Raimundo A. Rodríguez Pérez (Modernalia)
Identifier: 125
Copyright: Galleria Borghese (Roma)
Abstract: Cultural history
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