Palazzo Te: Giulio Romano's Masterwork in Mantua

by Ugo Bazzotti and Grazia Sgrilli

Built for Federico II Gonzaga Duke of Mantua between 1525 and 1536, Palazzo Te is the masterpiece of Renaissance artist, designer, and architect Giulio Romano, the most accomplished and favored of Raphael's pupils.

The palace's interiors are replete with frescoes depicting imaginative scenes and trompe l'oeil fantasies of gods and heroes, fictive marble statues, and portraits of the Duke's favorite thoroughbreds. From the erotic scenes of the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 050051710X
• ISBN13: 9780500517109
• Release Date: November 2013
• Publisher: Thames & Hudson
• Length: 276 Pages
• Weight: 5.37 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 12.1" x 12.2"