Le concile des Dieux dans la loggia d'Amour et de Psyché (Villa Farnesina, Rome) (33898412830)

A gathering of Olympian deities sits upon clouds, arranged as if on a suspended tapestry within a lush garland of fruits and botanicals. On the far left, Mercury offers a cup of ambrosia to Psyche to grant her immortality, while on the right, Jupiter presides over the assembly accompanied by his eagle. The scene includes various gods identified by their traditional attributes, such as Neptune with his trident and Pluto with the three-headed dog Cerberus.

The myth of Psyche was a central allegory for Renaissance Neoplatonists, symbolizing the human soul's (Psyche) arduous journey, purification, and eventual ascent to divine union with Love (Cupid). This fresco cycle in the Villa Farnesina represents the pinnacle of humanist interest in using classical mythology to illustrate complex philosophical concepts of the soul's immortality.