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In the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland · as of August 2026
FROM THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART’S CATALOG
Here a barely visible Apollo, sleeping in the upper left background, and the nine muses are roused by the allegorical figure of Fame, who flies overhead with a trumpet. This dynamic scene signifies a reawakening of the arts. The loosely arranged clusters of figures and natural forms also suggest a harmonious relationship between humanity and the environment. This drawing, with its heavily subdued details and attention to the overall impact of contrast and design, is characteristic of Venetian draftsmanship in the late 1500s, and was valued by the small circle of Venetian intellectuals for whom Palma produced many similar mythological works.
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Bartholomeus Spranger — Diana and Actaeon
The Judgment of Paris
Bacchanaal
François Lemoyne (French, 1688–1737) — The Stigmatization of
Cornelis Schut — Martyrdom of Saint Gereon
Francesco Allegrini — Battle of the Titans
Ottaviano Dandini — Scene of Abduction (recto); Allegorical 
Pietro Testa — Allegorical Figures on Mount Parnassus: Study
Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo — The Baptism of Christ
Eugène Delacroix — The Triumph of Genius over Envy
Abraham Bloemaert — The Judgment of Paris
Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione (Il Grechetto) — Fantastic Su
