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]]> 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

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