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

Putti at Play

c. 1710
Fresco
Palazzo Orsetti Dolfin Giacomelli, Treviso

On the walls of the ballroom above the balcony windows, inside six elaborate faux-stucco cartouches, the artist has painted lively scenes of putti at play. In one of the scenes, the little creatures lie on their backs, intoxicated, at the foot of a vat overflowing with grapes.