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The vault is underlined
by the fresco, with an artificial mosaic. There is a rose-trellis
and a beautiful garden full of angels and children. In the ceiling
there is the “blue heaven” with a circular mirror with writing
“Respice finem”, will say “Mind the end” on the oval wooden frame.
In the plumes of the vault twelve putti are moving, bringing animals
and fruits in their hands, some of them are sleeping, fighting
or playing. The pedestals end with Medusan masks.
In the interior of the Castle you can follow a didactic tour which
helps to place the work of art of Fontanellato in Parmigianino’s
life as a painter, together with the explanation of the symbolic
significance of the fresco.
Restoration
of Diana and Actaeon’s fresco serves as introduction to the didactic
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