Giulio Romano
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Giulio Pippi, known as Giulio Romano
Portrait of Giulio Romano (c. 1536), oil on canvas by Titian, 101×86 cm
The fall of the Giants, fresco in Sala dei Giganti, Palazzo del Te, Mantua
Palladian motif of the arches of the Palazzo Te, Mantua
Giulio Romano selfportrait, was copied in an engraving by Jean-Louis Potrelle (1788-1824)
Palazzo del Te
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Palazzo del Te, or simply Palazzo Te, is a palace in the suburbs of Mantua, Italy. It is an example of the mannerist style of architecture, and the acknowledged masterpiece of Giulio Romano.
Giulio Romano
…patronage in Rome and dispersed the remainder of Raphael's workshop. His masterpiece of architecture and fresco painting in Mantua is the suburban Palazzo Te, with its famous illusionistic frescos (c. 1525–1535) and his use of the Palladian motif for arches used in the design. He also helped rebuild the ducal…
Main façade of Palazzo Te, Mantua.
Mannerism's most famous fresco: Giulio Romano's illusionism invents a dome overhead and dissolves the room's architecture in the Fall of the Giants.
Panoramic view of the Giardino dell'Esedra, Palazzo Te
Archway to the semicircular colonnade