Grotesque Alphabet by Giacomo Paolini.
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marinniGrotesque Alphabet by Giacomo Paolini.
Late 16th century
Ateone mutato in Cervo da Diana
Background: Actea at right; Diana in the centre
Penteo / Bacco Trionfante
Background: Bacchus carried by a procession
Cadmo mutato in Serpente con la moglie
Background: Cadmus being transformed into a serpent
Dedalo / Icaro
Background: Icarus is falling to earth
Fetonte guisa il carro del sole
Background: A woman rides a chariot towards the sun
Hercole entrando nel'inferno Amazza Cerbero
Background: Hercules enters the inferno of Cerberus
Licaone mutato in Lupo
Background: Licone [?] Lyacon* is transformed into a fox wolf
Avaritia del Re Mida
Background: Scene depicting the greed of King Midas
Narcisso s'inamora de si stesso et dive ta un fiore
Background: Narcissus leans over a tomb set within a landscape
Eccellenza d'Orfeo nel sonare et lametarsi
Background: Orpheus plays his lyre
Quinto Curtio
Background: Marcus Curtius on horseback is about to leap into the chasm
Rololo et Remo primi fondatori de Roma
Background: Romulus and Remus alongside a wolf
Serena
Background: Serena swims in the sea
Terseo unice il Minotauro et inganna Arianna
Background: Theseus and the minotaur's labyrinth
Plutone / Venere et Cupido
Background: Venus and Cupid on a cliff; Pluto arrives in a chariot
Zarantani
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Date: 2009-06-15 10:12 am (UTC)