Quarrel Between Athena and Poseidon (Contesa tra Atena e Poseidone), by Giambattista Mengardi, 1787, 18th...

Whole artwork view. Scene populated by a lot of mythological figures, puttoes and ordinary people, most of whom are female figures; in the foreground, from the left, follows one another Poseidon with his trident, a white winged horse, a crowd bowing at Athena's feet and a woman kneeling down who hugs an olive tree; the central part of the picture represents Mount Olympus with Zeus and Hera sitting on the clouds; next to the couple, two peacocks, a winged male figure and other divinities in various attitudes; in the upper zone of the fresco, in the middle exactly, two puttoes spread flowers petals on the assembly of the gods.