CORTONA, Pietro da
(b. 1596, Cortona, d. 1669, Roma)

Ceiling vault in the Salone (detail)

1633-39
Fresco
Palazzo Barberini, Rome

The short sides (the ends) of the ceiling fresco depict Allegories of the Blessings and Rigours of Papal Rule. The present detail shows Hercules as the Virtuous Hero Subdues the Harpies.