Allegory of May: Triumph of Apollo (detail) - COSSA, Francesco del - WGA
Allegory of May: Triumph of Apollo (detail) by COSSA, Francesco del
Allegory of May: Triumph of Apollo (detail) by COSSA, Francesco del

Allegory of May: Triumph of Apollo (detail)

by COSSA, Francesco del, Fresco, 216 x 320 cm

This detail shows the upper layer (Triumph of Apollo) and middle layer (zodiac sign Gemini) of the allegory of May.

In the upper scene Apollo can be seen in the centre, on the left side the poets, on the right side the nine Muses are represented. In the lower part a kneeling man is listening to music played on a musical instrument (wind instrument), on the left a teaches a young to the rules of poetry or music, on the right a man stand with a bow.

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