Apollo, Neptune, Pluto, and Athena seated on a cloud under an arch, an oval composition, from a series of eight compositions after Francesco Primaticcio's designs for the ceiling of the Ulysses Gallery (destroyed 1738-39) at Fontainebleau
Giorgio Ghisi|Francesco Primaticcio · Italian|Italian
Date: ca. 1560–69
Medium: Engraving
Dimensions: sheet: 7 1/4 x 9 7/16 in. (18.4 x 24 cm)
Classification: Prints
Themes: Apollo, Athena, Neptune, Pluto
Bequest of Phyllis Massar, 2011
Date range
1560 – 1569
Largest dimension
24.0 cm
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