# Venus between Mars and Neptune

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## Artwork

- Artist: [ZELOTTI, Giovanni Battista](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/zelotti-giovanni-battista-r7b75828d52e7c3>)
- Date: 1551-1600
- Technique: Oil on canvas

## Commentary

Regarding the decoration of the Hall of the Council of Ten, the ceiling is of interest for the gilded and carved cornices. The paintings of the ceiling, among them Venus between Mars and Neptune, were executed by Zelotti, Giambattista Ponchino and the young Veronese.

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- [Decoration in rooms of grotesques \(detail\)](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/zelotti-giovanni-battista-r7b75828d52e7c3/decoration-in-rooms-of-grotesques-detail-r960e7f32c5ab60>)
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## Attribution

[Web Gallery of Art](<https://beta.wga.hu/pages/about>)