03 — ARTWORK
Ceres
PRIMATICCIO, Francesco · 1556 →
- MEDIUM
- Drawing
- TYPE
- Mythological
PALETTE
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COMMENTARY
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This is a preparatory drawing for the Salle de Bal in Fontainebleau. Here Primaticcio has been visibly inspired by the example of Raphael's decorations in the Villaa residence in the country (in Italy); villas acquired palace-like characteristics from the Renaissance onwards. Farnesina, the classic models for decoration within the difficult space of a spandrel(1) The triangular space between two arches in an arcade. (2) The curved surface between two ribs meeting at an angle in a vault..
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title = {Ceres by PRIMATICCIO, Francesco},
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date = {2026-09-12},
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