PARNASSUS, painting by Anton Raphael Mengs (1761)

In 1761 Anton Raphael Mengs painted "Parnassus" whose scene is taken from Classical mythology. Mount Parnassus in central Greece was where the ancients believed Apollo (god of poetry ,music, and the arts)  standing at the center in the painting , and the nine Muses (female personifications of artistic inspiration) resided.
 

Name	PARNASSUS
Type	Painting
Author	Anton Raphael Mengs
Year	1761
Location	Ceiling fresco in the Villa Albani, Rome, Italy