DORIGNY, Louis
(b. 1654, Paris, d. 1742, Verona)

Ballroom ceiling (detail)

1695-98
Fresco
Palazzo Zenobio, Venice

The richly painted cornice, decorated with imitattion statues of Atlas, vases of flowers, and musical instruments, opens onto an oval of sky illuminated by the arrival of Aurora's dazzling chariot.