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One of the centerpieces was the ceiling fresco <I>Fall of the Giants</I>; this drawing represents the only visual evidence for the evolution of its influential design. The fresco depicts a scene from Ovid’s <I>Metamorphoses</I>, in which Jupiter punishes the rebellious giants, hurling a thunderbolt down upon them after their attempt to destroy Mount Olympus with boulders. While the overall design has been established, the artist has not yet clearly separated the victors from the vanquished, and most of the gods and goddesses in the upper portion are difficult to distinguish.</SPAN><SPAN style='FONT-FAMILY: \"Georgia\",serif; COLOR: black; mso-fareast-font-family: \"Times New Roman\"; mso-bidi-font-family: \"Times New Roman\"'> </SPAN><SPAN style='FONT-FAMILY: \"Times New Roman\",serif; COLOR: #1a1a1a; mso-fareast-font-family: \"Times New Roman\"'><?xml:namespace prefix = \"o\" ns = \"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office\" /><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>\r\n<P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 8pt\"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></P>\r\n<P>&nbsp;</P>","remarks":"Italian Drawings "},{"texttype":"Online","textpurpose":"Provenance","textentryhtml":"<P>Mr. and Mrs. S. S. Schwartz, Larchmont, New York; Lucien Goldschmidt, Inc., New York; purchased by the Art Museum, 1977;</P>\r\n<P>From Davidson, “Drawings by Perino del Vaga…”: Formerly in the collection of Mr. and Mrs. S. S. Schwarz, Larchmont, New York.&nbsp;(See reference Bib. 4748);</P>","remarks":"From accession card. "},{"texttype":"Online","textpurpose":"Gallery Label","textentryhtml":"Among Raphael’s most gifted followers, Perino del Vaga spent a decade in Genoa, where he decorated the chief residence of Prince Andrea Doria. One of the centerpieces is the ceiling fresco of the <em>Fall of the Giants</em>; this colorful drawing provides the only visual evidence for the evolution of its design. The fresco depicts a mythological scene from Ovid’s <em>Metamorphoses</em>, in which Jupiter punishes the rebellious giants, hurling a thunderbolt down upon them during their attempt to destroy Mount Olympus. While the essential composition has been established,<br>many details differ, indicating that the drawing represents an intermediary stage in the artist’s preparatory process.","remarks":"K1-3 Rotation October 2018"}],"datebegin":1523,"sortnumber":"1977  119x","published_date":"2026-02-11 08:52:52.263355","objectid":13794,"dimensions":"23.6 × 39.4 cm (9 5/16 × 15 1/2 in.)\r\nframe: 46.5 × 61.6 × 2.9 cm (18 5/16 × 24 1/4 × 1 1/8 in.)","on_view":false}