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The allegorical Aurora Preceding the Chariot of Apollo, represented in the ceiling oval, is the culmination of a vast iconographic program that once also adorned the other rooms of the palace (stripped of their decorations during the nineteenth century. It began with the ceiling of the corridor leading to the main hall. There, several scenes in stucco frames are still intact.
The picture shows a detail of the first scene, Honour, Accompanied by Fortitude and Prudence, Is Exalted by Fame.
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