01 The Parnassus with Labels

Apollo sits at the center playing a lira da braccio, surrounded by the nine Muses who represent various branches of the arts and sciences. On the slopes of the mountain, famous poets from antiquity and the Renaissance—such as Homer, Dante, and Virgil—gather near the sacred Castalian spring. This version includes modern digital labels identifying each figure based on historical scholarship.

Representing 'Divine Poetry,' this work illustrates the Neoplatonic concept of the 'divine frenzy' (furor divinus), where the poet is inspired by the Muses to access higher truths. It serves as a visual synthesis of classical mythology and Christian humanism within the Stanza della Segnatura.