Villa farnesina, loggia di psiche 13

This view of the vaulted ceiling shows winged putti in flight carrying the attributes of Olympian gods, including Jupiter's eagle and Neptune's trident. Heavy, naturalistic garlands of various fruits and vegetables define the architectural structure of the vault against a sky-blue background. In the triangular spandrels, mythological figures like Venus and the Three Graces appear within the narrative cycle.

Commissioned for the Villa Farnesina, this cycle illustrates the myth from Apuleius' Metamorphoses, which Renaissance humanists interpreted as a Neoplatonic allegory for the soul's journey and purification. The exceptionally detailed garlands by Giovanni da Udine are significant to natural philosophy, as they contain some of the earliest European depictions of New World plants like maize and pumpkins.