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

Ceiling painting

1643-44
Fresco
Palazzo Pitti, Florence

The Hall of Jupiter (Sala di Giove) is one of the most magnificent of all room s in the Palazzo Pitti. It was designed for Ferdinando II de' Medici as a Throne Room. The frescoed ceiling by Pietro da Cortona echoes this theme by portraying Jupiter about to crown the young prince.