Chariot of the Sun

In the centre of the ceiling decoration of the Stanza del Sole (Room of the Sun) the fresco represents the chariot of the sun, driven by Apollo, sinking among the clouds at dusk, while the chariot of the moon, driven by Diana, is just beginning its journey across the sky. The artist painted the scene with a dizzying perspectival foreshortening that allowed him to give the image an erotic overtone appropriate for the decoration of a bedroom.