Tapisserie du Parnasse tirée des chambres du Vatican (Louvre, OA 5397)

This large tapestry depicts a gathering of literary figures in a lush, wooded landscape around the Castalian Spring. At the center, Apollo plays a lira da braccio, flanked by the Muses and a crowd of poets including Homer, Dante, Virgil, and Sappho. The composition is framed by an elaborate decorative border featuring architectural pillars and floral garlands.

Based on Raphael’s fresco in the Vatican's Stanza della Segnatura, this work illustrates the Neoplatonic concept of 'poetic madness' (furor poeticus). It represents the Renaissance ideal of the synthesis between classical myth and divine inspiration, positioning poetry as a sacred path to truth alongside theology and philosophy.