VASARI, Giorgio
(b. 1511, Arezzo, d. 1574, Firenze)

Ceiling decoration (detail)

1542-48
Fresco
Casa del Vasari, Arezzo

The picture shows part of the ceiling decoration of the Sala di Apollo (Apollo Room), one of the two bedrooms in the house. The supporting vaults represent the Nine Muses. On the present vault Erato, Polyhymnia and Terpsychore can be seen. Erato, the goddess of conjugal love, has the features of the artist's wife.