The tondi of the sansovino hall
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The tondi
1, 2, 3: Giovanni De Mio, known as Fratina (1510-1570)
1) Nature, Pallas, Jupiter
2) Theology before the Gods
3) Natural Philosophy
4, 5, 6: Giuseppe Porta, known as Salviati (1520/25-1575)
4) Virtue Scorns Fortune
5) Art, Mercury, Pluto
6) Pallas, Hercules
7, 8, 9: Battista Franco, known as Semolei (c.1510-1561)
7) Agriculture, Pomona, Ceres, and Vertumnus
8) Diana and Actaeon
9) Diligence, Labour, and Exercise
10, 11: Giulio Licinio (1527-1593)
10) Vigilance, Patience
11) Glory and Bliss
12: Bernardo Strozzi (1581-1644)
12) Sculpture (repainted by Strozzi in 1635)
13, 14: Giovanni Battista Zelotti
13) Mathematics
14) Good Habits, Virtue
15: Alessandro Varotari, known as Padovanino (1588-1648)
15) Nile, Atlas, Geometry, and Astrology (repainted in 1635)
16, 17, 18: Paolo Veronese
16) Honour
17) Arithmetic and Geometry
18) Music
19, 20, 21: Andrea Meldolla, known as Schiavone (1510/15-1563)
19) Government
20) The Priesthood
21) Arms