Ghigo Roli photographer

Sassuolo

The Palazzo Ducale Estense, with the frescoes by Jean Boulanger and the "Bolognese quadrature" by Angelo Michele Colonna, Agostino Mitelli, Baldassarre Bianchi and Gian Giacomo Monti.

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Fiorano modenese, Spezzano Castle (or Rocca Coccapani), Hall of the Views: “View of Sassuolo”, fresco painted in the first half of the 16th century to celebrate the possessions of the Pio family.

Fiorano modenese, Spezzano Castle (or Rocca Coccapani), Hall...

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Sassuolo, Church of St. Francis: the interior characterised by decoration by Baldassarre Bianchi and Gian Giacomo Monti, leading exponents of the Bolognese school of perspective and illusionistic squaring, who celebrate the Este Dukes.

Sassuolo, Church of St. Francis: the interior characterised...

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Sassuolo, Church of St. Francis, interior: “Apotheosis of St. Francis”, painted by tr Jean Boulanger in the centre of the vault.

Sassuolo, Church of St. Francis, interior: “Apotheosis of St...

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Sassuolo, Church of St. Francis, interior: detail with cornice and allegorical figures of the decoration by Baldassarre Bianchi and Gian Giacomo Monti, leading exponents of the Bolognese school of perspective and illusionistic squaring, who celebrate the Este Dukes.

Sassuolo, Church of St. Francis, interior: detail with corni...

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Sassuolo, Este Ducal Palace: “Galatea”, statue by Antonio Raggi.

Sassuolo, Este Ducal Palace: “Galatea”, statue by Antonio Ra...

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Sassuolo, Este Ducal Palace: “Neptune”, statue by Antonio Raggi.

Sassuolo, Este Ducal Palace: “Neptune”, statue by Antonio Ra...

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Sassuolo, Este Ducal Palace, the facade: The Este eagle.

Sassuolo, Este Ducal Palace, the facade: The Este eagle.

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Sassuolo, Este Ducal Palace: the courtyard with the Fountain of Neptune, by Antonio Raggi.

Sassuolo, Este Ducal Palace: the courtyard with the Fountai...

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Sassuolo, Este Ducal Palace: the facade on the Rosa Square.

Sassuolo, Este Ducal Palace: the facade on the Rosa Square.

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Sassuolo, Este Ducal Palace: the facade on the Rosa Square.

Sassuolo, Este Ducal Palace: the facade on the Rosa Square.

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Sassuolo, Este Ducal Palace, the Bacchus Gallery, ceiling: “Semele listening to Juno’s advice” Wall tempera painting by Jean Boulanger , 1650 - 52.

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Sassuolo, Este Ducal Palace, the Bacchus Gallery, ceiling: “Bacchus and Silenus towards Lydia”. Wall tempera painting by Jean Boulanger , 1650 - 52.

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Sassuolo, Este Ducal Palace, the Bacchus Gallery, ceiling: “Bacchus and Silenus towards Lydia”. Wall tempera painting by Jean Boulanger , 1650 - 52.

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Sassuolo, Este Ducal Palace, the Bacchus Gallery, ceiling: “Meneos’ daughters, intent on the loom, are transformed into bats”. Wall tempera painting by Jean Boulanger, 1650 - 52.

Sassuolo, Este Ducal Palace, the Bacchus Gallery, ceiling: “...

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Sassuolo, Este Ducal Palace, the Bacchus Gallery, ceiling: one of the forty-one panels with scenes painted by Jean Boulanger which narrate the events of Bacchus. Wall tempera painting , 1650 - 52.

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Sassuolo, Este Ducal Palace, the Bacchus Gallery, ceiling: one of the forty-one panels with scenes painted by Jean Boulanger which narrate the events of Bacchus. Wall tempera painting , 1650 - 52.

Sassuolo, Este Ducal Palace, the Bacchus Gallery, ceiling:...

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Sassuolo, Este Ducal Palace, the Bacchus Gallery, ceiling: one of the forty-one panels with scenes painted by Jean Boulanger which narrate the events of Bacchus.. Wall tempera painting , 1650 - 52.

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Sassuolo, Este Ducal Palace, the Bacchus Gallery, ceiling: one of the forty-one panels with scenes painted by Jean Boulanger which narrate the events of Bacchus.. Wall tempera painting , 1650 - 52.

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Sassuolo, Este Ducal Palace, the Bacchus Gallery, ceiling: one of the forty-one panels with scenes painted by Jean Boulanger which narrate the events of Bacchus.. Wall tempera painting , 1650 - 52.

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Sassuolo, Este Ducal Palace, the Bacchus Gallery, ceiling: Wall tempera painting by Jean Boulanger, 1650 - 52. Detail with vine shoots, grapes, flowers and birds.

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Sassuolo, Este Ducal Palace, the Bacchus Gallery, ceiling: “Bacchus places the crown of Ariadne among the constellations”.Wall tempera painting by Jean Boulanger, 1650 - 52.

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Sassuolo, Este Ducal Palace, the Bacchus Gallery, ceiling: “Bacchus places the crown of Ariadne among the constellations”.Wall tempera painting by Jean Boulanger, 1650 - 52.

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Sassuolo, Este Ducal Palace, the Bacchus Gallery, ceiling: “Acete, held prisoner by two soldiers, narrates the deeds of Bacchus to Pentheus and his retinue of warriors”.Wall tempera painting by Jean Boulanger, 1650 - 52.

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Sassuolo, Este Ducal Palace, the Bacchus Gallery, ceiling: “Acete, held prisoner by two soldiers, narrates the deeds of Bacchus to Pentheus and his retinue of warriors”.Wall tempera painting by Jean Boulanger, 1650 - 52.

Sassuolo, Este Ducal Palace, the Bacchus Gallery, ceiling: “...

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Sassuolo, Este Ducal Palace, the Bacchus Gallery, ceiling: “Bacchus, with his old nurses and a satyr, asks Medea leaning against a column to rejuvenate the women”.Wall tempera painting by Jean Boulanger, 1650 - 52.

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Sassuolo, Este Ducal Palace, the Bacchus Gallery, ceiling: “Bacchus, with his old nurses and a satyr, asks Medea leaning against a column to rejuvenate the women”.Wall tempera painting by Jean Boulanger, 1650 - 52.

Sassuolo, Este Ducal Palace, the Bacchus Gallery, ceiling: “...

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Sassuolo, Este Ducal Palace, the Bacchus Gallery, ceiling: “Venus gives the crown to Ariadne”; on the clouds Venus, surrounded by cupids, offers the crown of Vulcan to Ariadne seated next to Bacchus.Wall tempera painting by Jean Boulanger, 1650 - 52.

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Sassuolo, Este Ducal Palace, the Bacchus Gallery, ceiling: “Venus gives the crown to Ariadne”; on the clouds Venus, surrounded by cupids, offers the crown of Vulcan to Ariadne seated next to Bacchus.Wall tempera painting by Jean Boulanger, 1650 - 52.

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Sassuolo, Este Ducal Palace, the Bacchus Gallery, ceiling: “Medea, in front of a tripod, rejuvenates the nurses of Bacchus placed in front of the sorceress in the company of the god”. In the background the golden chariot of Medea. Wall tempera painting by Jean Boulanger, 1650 - 52.

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Sassuolo, Este Ducal Palace, the Bacchus Gallery, ceiling: “Medea, in front of a tripod, rejuvenates the nurses of Bacchus placed in front of the sorceress in the company of the god”. In the background the golden chariot of Medea. Wall tempera painting by Jean Boulanger, 1650 - 52.

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Sassuolo, Este Ducal Palace, the Bacchus Gallery, ceiling: “Bacchus transforms the pirates into dolphins“. Wall tempera painting by Jean Boulanger, 1650 - 52.

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Sassuolo, Este Ducal Palace, the Bacchus Gallery, ceiling: “Bacchus transforms the pirates into dolphins“. Wall tempera painting by Jean Boulanger, 1650 - 52.

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Sassuolo, Este Ducal Palace, the Bacchus Gallery, ceiling: “Pirates find Bacchus“. Wall tempera painting by Jean Boulanger, 1650 - 52.

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Sassuolo, Este Ducal Palace, the Bacchus Gallery, ceiling: “Pirates find Bacchus“. Wall tempera painting by Jean Boulanger, 1650 - 52.

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Sassuolo, Este Ducal Palace, the Bacchus Gallery, ceiling: “Wedding Banquet". On the clouds Bacchus, Ariadne and Venus with a figure pouring wine are seated at a round table. The other gods watch from afar.“. Wall tempera painting by Jean Boulanger, 1650 - 52.

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Sassuolo, Este Ducal Palace, the Bacchus Gallery, ceiling: “Wedding Banquet". On the clouds Bacchus, Ariadne and Venus with a figure pouring wine are seated at a round table. The other gods watch from afar.“. Wall tempera painting by Jean Boulanger, 1650 - 52.

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Sassuolo, Este Ducal Palace, the Bacchus Gallery, ceiling: “Bacchus and the Secret of Wine“. Wall tempera painting by Jean Boulanger, 1650 - 52.

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Sassuolo, Este Ducal Palace, the Bacchus Gallery, ceiling: “Bacchus and the Secret of Wine“. Wall tempera painting by Jean Boulanger, 1650 - 52.

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Sassuolo, Este Ducal Palace, the Bacchus Gallery, ceiling: “Pirates find Bacchus“. Wall tempera painting by Jean Boulanger, 1650 - 52.

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Sassuolo, Este Ducal Palace, the Bacchus Gallery, ceiling: “Pirates find Bacchus“. Wall tempera painting by Jean Boulanger, 1650 - 52.

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Sassuolo, Este Ducal Palace, the Bacchus Gallery, ceiling: Wall tempera painting by Jean Boulanger, 1650 - 52. Detail with vine shoots, grapes, flowers and birds.

Sassuolo, Este Ducal Palace, the Bacchus Gallery, ceiling:...

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Sassuolo, Este Ducal Palace, the Bacchus Gallery, ceiling: Wall tempera painting by Jean Boulanger, 1650 - 52. Detail with vine shoots, grapes, flowers and a squirrel.

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Sassuolo, Este Ducal Palace, the Bacchus Gallery, ceiling: "The Marriage of Bacchus and Ariadne“. Wall tempera painting by Jean Boulanger, 1650 - 52.

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Sassuolo, Este Ducal Palace, the Bacchus Gallery, ceiling: "The Marriage of Bacchus and Ariadne“. Wall tempera painting by Jean Boulanger, 1650 - 52.

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Sassuolo, Este Ducal Palace, the Bacchus Gallery, ceiling: "The triumphal chariot of Bacchus", pulled by Panthers and accompanied by Sileni and Bacchantes. Wall tempera painting by Jean Boulanger, 1650 - 52.

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Sassuolo, Este Ducal Palace, the Bacchus Gallery, ceiling: "The triumphal chariot of Bacchus", pulled by Panthers and accompanied by Sileni and Bacchantes. Wall tempera painting by Jean Boulanger, 1650 - 52.

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Sassuolo, Este Ducal Palace, the Bacchus Gallery, ceiling: “Little Bacchus with three nurses leaning over him”,” Wall tempera painting by Jean Boulanger, 1650 - 52.

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Sassuolo, Este Ducal Palace, the Bacchus Gallery, ceiling: “Bacchus and Venus and putti“. Wall tempera painting by Jean Boulanger, 1650 - 52.

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Sassuolo, Este Ducal Palace, the Bacchus Gallery, ceiling: “Bacchus and Venus and putti“. Wall tempera painting by Jean Boulanger, 1650 - 52.

Sassuolo, Este Ducal Palace, the Bacchus Gallery, ceiling: “...

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Sassuolo, Este Ducal Palace, the Bacchus Gallery, ceiling: "The triumphal chariot of Bacchus", pulled by Panthers and accompanied by Sileni and Bacchantes. Wall tempera painting by Jean Boulanger, 1650 - 52.

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Sassuolo, Este Ducal Palace, the Bacchus Gallery, ceiling: "The triumphal chariot of Bacchus", pulled by Panthers and accompanied by Sileni and Bacchantes. Wall tempera painting by Jean Boulanger, 1650 - 52.

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Sassuolo, Este Ducal Palace, the Bacchus Gallery, ceiling: one of the forty-one panels with scenes painted by Jean Boulanger which narrate the events of Bacchus.. Wall tempera painting , 1650 - 52.

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Sassuolo, Este Ducal Palace, the Bacchus Gallery, ceiling: one of the forty-one panels with scenes painted by Jean Boulanger which narrate the events of Bacchus. Wall tempera painting , 1650 - 52.

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Sassuolo, Este Ducal Palace, the Bacchus Gallery, ceiling: "Birth of Bacchus" (Jupiter, next to the deceased Semele, sews the fetus of Bacchus into his thigh). Wall tempera painting by Jean Boulanger, 1650 - 52.

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Sassuolo, Este Ducal Palace, the Bacchus Gallery, ceiling: "Faux gilded relief, with Bacchus placed on a circular pedestal decorated with festoons and bucrania, and surrounded by dancing canephors“. Wall tempera painting by Jean Boulanger, 1650 - 52.

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Sassuolo, Este Ducal Palace, the Bacchus Gallery, ceiling: "Faux gilded relief, with Bacchus and a scene of a sacrifice“. Wall tempera painting by Jean Boulanger, 1650 - 52.

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Sassuolo, Este Ducal Palace, the Bacchus Gallery, ceiling: "Faux gilded relief, with the goat placed on the historiated altar and surrounded by characters in adoration.". Wall tempera painting by Jean Boulanger, 1650 - 52.

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Sassuolo, Este Ducal Palace, the Bacchus Gallery, ceiling: "Faux gilded relief, with Bacchus astride a barrel, surrounded by some dancing cherubs". Wall tempera painting by Jean Boulanger, 1650 - 52.

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Sassuolo, Este Ducal Palace, the Bacchus Gallery, ceiling: "Faux gilded relief, with the statue of Bacchus surrounded by some offerers raising cups of wine".Wall tempera painting by Jean Boulanger, 1650 - 52.

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Sassuolo, Este Ducal Palace, the Bacchus Gallery: “Weeping Bacchus and Ariadne”. It is one of the forty-one panels with scenes painted by Jean Boulanger which narrate the events of Bacchus. Wall tempera painting, 1650 - 52.

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Sassuolo, Este Ducal Palace, the Bacchus Gallery: "Bacchus makes his triumphal entry into Thebes”. The faux tapestry represents a landscape with trees dominated by the grandiloquent architecture of the gate of Thebes. Bacchus, on an elephant preceded by a court, is triumphantly entering the city. It is one of the forty-one panels with scenes painted by Jean Boulanger which narrate the events of Bacchus. Wall tempera painting, 1650 - 52.

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Sassuolo, Este Ducal Palace, the Bacchus Gallery: "Bacchus fighting with the snake sent to him by Juno". The faux tapestry with the vast rocky landscape is lifted by a putto who remains partially hidden by it, while to the side, another putto holds onto the edge. In the foreground, left in front of a large tree, Bacchus strikes the snake that sent Juno against him with a vine branch. It is one of the forty-one panels with scenes painted by Jean Boulanger which narrate the events of Bacchus. Wall tempera painting, 1650 - 52.

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Sassuolo, Este Ducal Palace, the Bacchus Gallery: "Bacchus fighting with the snake sent to him by Juno". The faux tapestry with the vast rocky landscape is lifted by a putto who remains partially hidden by it, while to the side, another putto holds onto the edge. In the foreground, left in front of a large tree, Bacchus strikes the snake that sent Juno against him with a vine branch. It is one of the forty-one panels with scenes painted by Jean Boulanger which narrate the events of Bacchus. Wall tempera painting, 1650 - 52.Detail.

Sassuolo, Este Ducal Palace, the Bacchus Gallery: "Bacchus f...

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Sassuolo, Este Ducal Palace, the Bacchus Gallery: "Bacchus fighting with the snake sent to him by Juno". The faux tapestry with the vast rocky landscape is lifted by a putto who remains partially hidden by it, while to the side, another putto holds onto the edge. In the foreground, left in front of a large tree, Bacchus strikes the snake that sent Juno against him with a vine branch. It is one of the forty-one panels with scenes painted by Jean Boulanger which narrate the events of Bacchus. Wall tempera painting, 1650 - 52.Detail.

Sassuolo, Este Ducal Palace, the Bacchus Gallery: "Bacchus f...

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Sassuolo, Este Ducal Palace, the Bacchus Gallery: “Raising the Columns on the River Ganges”.The faux tapestry from which a putto peeks out depicts a vast river landscape dominated in the foreground by the scaffolding of the two Corinthian columns. Bacchus, seated on a boulder, observes the numerous workers with ropes and winches. It is one of the forty-one panels with scenes painted by Jean Boulanger which narrate the events of Bacchus. Wall tempera painting, 1650 - 52.Detail.

Sassuolo, Este Ducal Palace, the Bacchus Gallery: “Raising t...

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Sassuolo, Este Ducal Palace, the Bacchus Gallery: “Raising the Columns on the River Ganges”.The faux tapestry from which a putto peeks out depicts a vast river landscape dominated in the foreground by the scaffolding of the two Corinthian columns. Bacchus, seated on a boulder, observes the numerous workers with ropes and winches. It is one of the forty-one panels with scenes painted by Jean Boulanger which narrate the events of Bacchus. Wall tempera painting, 1650 - 52.Detail.

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Sassuolo, Este Ducal Palace, the Bacchus Gallery: “Raising the Columns on the River Ganges”.The faux tapestry from which a putto peeks out depicts a vast river landscape dominated in the foreground by the scaffolding of the two Corinthian columns. Bacchus, seated on a boulder, observes the numerous workers with ropes and winches. It is one of the forty-one panels with scenes painted by Jean Boulanger which narrate the events of Bacchus. Wall tempera painting, 1650 - 52.

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Sassuolo, Este Ducal Palace, the Bacchus Gallery: “The meeting in Egypt of Proteus, king of Memphis, with Bacchus”. The faux tapestry depicting a landscape with classical ruins is lifted on the right by a putto. In the centre, engaged in obsequious ceremonies, Bacchus and Proteus, king of Memphis. On the left two characters observe the scene and on the right other characters carry a white horse. It is one of the forty-one panels with scenes painted by Jean Boulanger which narrate the events of Bacchus. Wall tempera painting, 1650 - 52.

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Sassuolo, Este Ducal Palace, the Bacchus Gallery: “The meeting in Egypt of Proteus, king of Memphis, with Bacchus”. The faux tapestry depicting a landscape with classical ruins is lifted on the right by a putto. In the centre, engaged in obsequious ceremonies, Bacchus and Proteus, king of Memphis. On the left two characters observe the scene and on the right other characters carry a white horse. It is one of the forty-one panels with scenes painted by Jean Boulanger which narrate the events of Bacchus. Wall tempera painting, 1650 - 52.

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Sassuolo, Este Ducal Palace, the Bacchus Gallery: “Bacchus reaches Ariadne abandoned by Theseus on the island of Naxos”. The faux tapestry raised by a putto which remains almost totally hidden by it, depicts a seascape dominated by a rock on which Ariadne sits. On the right, Bacchus tries to console her for Theseus' flight; behind him some satyrs and ships. It is one of the forty-one panels with scenes painted by Jean Boulanger which narrate the events of Bacchus. Wall tempera painting, 1650 - 52.

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Sassuolo, Este Ducal Palace, the Bacchus Gallery: “Bacchus reaches Ariadne abandoned by Theseus on the island of Naxos”. The faux tapestry raised by a putto which remains almost totally hidden by it, depicts a seascape dominated by a rock on which Ariadne sits. On the right, Bacchus tries to console her for Theseus' flight; behind him some satyrs and ships. It is one of the forty-one panels with scenes painted by Jean Boulanger which narrate the events of Bacchus. Wall tempera painting, 1650 - 52.

Sassuolo, Este Ducal Palace, the Bacchus Gallery: “Bacchus r...

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Sassuolo, Este Ducal Palace, the Bacchus Gallery: "Bacchus tames the tiger that the persecutor Juno sent against him". The faux tapestry depicting a river landscape dominated by a large tree in the centre, is raised by a putto on the left who indicates the scene. In the foreground Bacchus astride the tiger that Juno sent him.The goddess observes the scene from the clouds. It is one of the forty-one panels with scenes painted by Jean Boulanger which narrate the events of Bacchus. Wall tempera painting, 1650 - 52.

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Sassuolo, Este Ducal Palace, the Bacchus Gallery: "Bacchus tames the tiger that the persecutor Juno sent against him". The faux tapestry depicting a river landscape dominated by a large tree in the centre, is raised by a putto on the left who indicates the scene. In the foreground Bacchus astride the tiger that Juno sent him.The goddess observes the scene from the clouds. It is one of the forty-one panels with scenes painted by Jean Boulanger which narrate the events of Bacchus. Wall tempera painting, 1650 - 52.Detail.

Sassuolo, Este Ducal Palace, the Bacchus Gallery: "Bacchus t...

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Sassuolo, Este Ducal Palace, the Bacchus Gallery: "Bacchus tames the tiger that the persecutor Juno sent against him". The faux tapestry depicting a river landscape dominated by a large tree in the centre, is raised by a putto on the left who indicates the scene. In the foreground Bacchus astride the tiger that Juno sent him.The goddess observes the scene from the clouds. It is one of the forty-one panels with scenes painted by Jean Boulanger which narrate the events of Bacchus. Wall tempera painting, 1650 - 52.Detail.

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Sassuolo, Este Ducal Palace, the Bacchus Gallery: "The March to Egypt”. The faux tapestry which represents a landscape dominated by a rock, is lifted on the left by a putto and a monkey. In the foreground Bacchus with some figures observes the long procession of his retinue which climbs up a road. It is one of the forty-one panels with scenes painted by Jean Boulanger which narrate the events of Bacchus. Wall tempera painting, 1650 - 52.

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Sassuolo, Este Ducal Palace, the Bacchus Gallery: "The March to Egypt”. The faux tapestry which represents a landscape dominated by a rock, is lifted on the left by a putto and a monkey. In the foreground Bacchus with some figures observes the long procession of his retinue which climbs up a road. It is one of the forty-one panels with scenes painted by Jean Boulanger which narrate the events of Bacchus. Wall tempera painting, 1650 - 52.

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Sassuolo, Este Ducal Palace, the Bacchus Gallery: “Lycurgus made mad by Bacchus”.The painting with the vast landscape depicts, in front of a large double tree, Lycurgus, king of the Edonians, driven mad by Bacchus for having the vines cut down in his kingdom. The king is playing with a group of children while Bacchus watches the scene. It is one of the forty-one panels with scenes painted by Jean Boulanger which narrate the events of Bacchus. Wall tempera painting, 1650 - 52.

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Sassuolo, Este Ducal Palace, the Bacchus Gallery: “Bacchus with the architects planning the construction of Nisa”, one of the forty-one panels with scenes painted by Jean Boulanger which narrate the events of Bacchus. Wall tempera painting, 1650 - 52.

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Sassuolo, Este Ducal Palace, the Bacchus Gallery: “Bacchus with the architects planning the construction of Nisa”, one of the forty-one panels with scenes painted by Jean Boulanger which narrate the events of Bacchus. Wall tempera painting, 1650 - 52.

Sassuolo, Este Ducal Palace, the Bacchus Gallery: “Bacchus w...

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Sassuolo, Este Ducal Palace, the Bacchus Gallery: one of the forty-one panels with scenes painted by Jean Boulanger which narrate the events of Bacchus. Wall tempera painting, 1650 - 52.

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Sassuolo, Este Ducal Palace, the Bacchus Gallery: “Bacchus, Lycurgus and Hermes Trismegistus”, one of the forty-one panels with scenes painted by Jean Boulanger which narrate the events of Bacchus. Wall tempera painting, 1650 - 52.

Sassuolo, Este Ducal Palace, the Bacchus Gallery: “Bacchus,...

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Sassuolo, Este Ducal Palace, the Bacchus Gallery: “Bacchus, Lycurgus and Hermes Trismegistus”, one of the forty-one panels with scenes painted by Jean Boulanger which narrate the events of Bacchus. Wall tempera painting, 1650 - 52.

Sassuolo, Este Ducal Palace, the Bacchus Gallery: “Bacchus,...

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Sassuolo, Este Ducal Palace, Gallery of Bacchus: "The bacchantes kill Orpheus with stones and sticks for refusing to sing the praises of Bacchus". The painting depicts a marina dominated by a stack while in the foreground there is an allegorical figure of an old man (it depicts the Ebro, the river into which Orpheus' head will be thrown). It is one of the forty-one panels with scenes painted by Jean Boulanger which narrate the events of Bacchus. Wall tempera painting, 1650 - 52.

Sassuolo, Este Ducal Palace, Gallery of Bacchus: "The baccha...

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Sassuolo, Este Ducal Palace, the Bacchus Gallery: "Bacchus transforms the Bacchantes into trees, guilty of having cut Orpheus' corpse into pieces", one of the forty-one panels with scenes painted by Jean Boulanger which narrate the events of Bacchus. Wall tempera painting, 1650 - 52.

Sassuolo, Este Ducal Palace, the Bacchus Gallery: "Bacchus t...

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Sassuolo, Este Ducal Palace, the Bacchus Gallery: "Bacchus transforms the Bacchantes into trees, guilty of having cut Orpheus' corpse into pieces", one of the forty-one panels with scenes painted by Jean Boulanger which narrate the events of Bacchus. Wall tempera painting, 1650 - 52.

Sassuolo, Este Ducal Palace, the Bacchus Gallery: "Bacchus t...

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Sassuolo, Este Ducal Palace: view of the Bacchus Gallery. In the decoration by Baldassarre Bianchi and Gian Giacomo Monti, there are forty-one panels with scenes painted by Jean Boulanger which narrate the events of Bacchus. Tempera wall paintings, 1650 - 52.

Sassuolo, Este Ducal Palace: view of the Bacchus Gallery. In...

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Sassuolo, Este Ducal Palace; Room of Love: “Meeting of Mark Antony and Cleopatra" (Mark Antony abandons the Battle of Actium and his fleet to join Cleopatra); fresco by Jean Boulanger and Girolamo Cialdieri (1641 - 44). Detail with a dog and three women’s feet.

Sassuolo, Este Ducal Palace; Room of Love: “Meeting of Mark...

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Sassuolo, Este Ducal Palace: orbicular (300°) view of the Bacchus Gallery. In the decoration by Baldassarre Bianchi and Gian Giacomo Monti, there are forty-one panels with scenes painted by Jean Boulanger which narrate the events of Bacchus. Tempera wall paintings, 1650 - 52.

Sassuolo, Este Ducal Palace: orbicular (300°) view of the Ba...

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Sassuolo, Este Ducal Palace: view of the Bacchus Gallery. In the decoration by Baldassarre Bianchi and Gian Giacomo Monti, there are forty-one panels with scenes painted by Jean Boulanger which narrate the events of Bacchus. Tempera wall paintings, 1650 - 52.

Sassuolo, Este Ducal Palace: view of the Bacchus Gallery. In...

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Sassuolo, Este Ducal Palace; Room of Love: “Meeting of Mark Antony and Cleopatra" (Mark Antony abandons the Battle of Actium and his fleet to join Cleopatra); fresco by Jean Boulanger and Girolamo Cialdieri (1641 - 44). Detail with a dog and three women.

Sassuolo, Este Ducal Palace; Room of Love: “Meeting of Mark...

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Sassuolo, Este Ducal Palace; Room of Love: “Meeting of Mark Antony and Cleopatra" (Mark Antony abandons the Battle of Actium and his fleet to join Cleopatra); fresco by Jean Boulanger and Girolamo Cialdieri (1641 - 44). Detail.

Sassuolo, Este Ducal Palace; Room of Love: “Meeting of Mark...

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Sassuolo, Este Ducal Palace; Hall of the Guards: the ceiling of the hall with the “Bologna Quarters” by Angelo Michele Colonna, Agostino Mitelli, Baldassarre Bianchi and Gian Giacomo Monti. At the centre: "The Muses present to Apollo the literary works promoted by the Dukes of Este”. View towards the North East wall.

Sassuolo, Este Ducal Palace; Hall of the Guards: the ceiling...

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Sassuolo, Ducal Palace; Room of Love: “Meeting of Mark Antony and Cleopatra" (Mark Antony abandons the Battle of Actium and his fleet to join Cleopatra); fresco by Jean Boulanger and Girolamo Cialdieri (1641 - 44). Detail.

Sassuolo, Ducal Palace; Room of Love: “Meeting of Mark Anton...

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Sassuolo, Este Ducal Palace; Hall of the Guards: the ceiling of the hall with the “Bologna Quarters” by Angelo Michele Colonna, Agostino Mitelli, Baldassarre Bianchi and Gian Giacomo Monti. At the centre: "The Muses present to Apollo the literary works promoted by the Dukes of Este”. View towards the North East wall.

Sassuolo, Este Ducal Palace; Hall of the Guards: the ceiling...

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Sassuolo, Este Ducal Palace; Hall of the Guards: the ceiling of the hall with the “Bologna Quarters” by Angelo Michele Colonna, Agostino Mitelli, Baldassarre Bianchi and Gian Giacomo Monti. View towards the South West wall.

Sassuolo, Este Ducal Palace; Hall of the Guards: the ceiling...

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Sassuolo, Este Ducal Palace; Hall of the Guards: the ceiling of the hall with the “Bologna Quarters” by Angelo Michele Colonna, Agostino Mitelli, Baldassarre Bianchi and Gian Giacomo Monti. At the centre: "The Muses present to Apollo the literary works promoted by the Dukes of Este”. View towards the South West wall.

Sassuolo, Este Ducal Palace; Hall of the Guards: the ceiling...

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Sassuolo, Este Ducal Palace; Hall of the Guards: the hall with the “Bologna Quarters” by Angelo Michele Colonna, Agostino Mitelli, Baldassarre Bianchi and Gian Giacomo Monti. Detail of the south-west wall, with a balcony with figures, including a man with glasses.

Sassuolo, Este Ducal Palace; Hall of the Guards: the hall w...

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Sassuolo, Este Ducal Palace; Hall of the Guards: the hall with the “Bologna Quarters” by Angelo Michele Colonna, Agostino Mitelli, Baldassarre Bianchi and Gian Giacomo Monti. Detail of the south-west wall, with the coat of arms of the Este family and a balcony with figures, including a man with glasses.

Sassuolo, Este Ducal Palace; Hall of the Guards: the hall w...

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Sassuolo, Este Ducal Palace; Hall of the Guards: the ceiling of the hall with the “Bologna Quarters” by Angelo Michele Colonna, Agostino Mitelli, Baldassarre Bianchi and Gian Giacomo Monti. At the centre: "The Muses present to Apollo the literary works promoted by the Dukes of Este”, work by Angelo Michele Colonna.

Sassuolo, Este Ducal Palace; Hall of the Guards: the ceiling...

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Sassuolo, Este Ducal Palace; Hall of the Guards: the ceiling of the hall with the “Bologna Quarters” by Angelo Michele Colonna, Agostino Mitelli, Baldassarre Bianchi and Gian Giacomo Monti. At the centre: "The Muses present to Apollo the literary works promoted by the Dukes of Este”.

Sassuolo, Este Ducal Palace; Hall of the Guards: the ceiling...

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Sassuolo, Este Ducal Palace; Room of Love: “Meeting of Mark Antony and Cleopatra" (Mark Antony abandons the Battle of Actium and his fleet to join Cleopatra); fresco by Jean Boulanger and Girolamo Cialdieri (1641 - 44).

Sassuolo, Este Ducal Palace; Room of Love: “Meeting of Mark...

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Sassuolo, Este Ducal Palace; Hall of the Guards: the ceiling of the hall with the “Bologna Quarters” by Angelo Michele Colonna, Agostino Mitelli, Baldassarre Bianchi and Gian Giacomo Monti. At the centre: "The Muses present to Apollo the literary works promoted by the Dukes of Este”.

Sassuolo, Este Ducal Palace; Hall of the Guards: the ceiling...

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Sassuolo, Este Ducal Palace; The Apartment with Stuccos: the Painting Room. In the image from the left: “Sassuolo Painting Red and Sassuolo Painting Green”, oil on linen canvas.Some works by Phil Sims are exhibited, in which five colours are depicted: red, green, yellow, blue, purple. The artist, who was born in 1940 in Richmond, California, lives and works in New Mexico and New York. His expressive tool is colour, which allows him to express everything: the beauty of nature, conscience and human sensitivity.

Sassuolo, Este Ducal Palace; The Apartment with Stuccos: the...

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Centrepiece with rosolio service (thirty earthenware pieces) representing the "Triumph of Bacchus or Grape Harvest", by a Venetian artist, late 18th - early 19th century.

Centrepiece with rosolio service (thirty earthenware pieces)...