BAMBINI, Nicolò
(b. 1651, Venezia, d. 1736, Venezia)

Ceiling fresco (detail)

1711-15
Fresco
Ca' Dolfin in San Pantalon, Venice

Complex allegories abound on the ceiling. They appear painted in monochrome against a golden field, in medallions that crown the faux wall cornices and doors. The picture shows Nobility and the personifications of two rivers.