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Giovanni da San Giovanni was commissioned in 1635 to decorate this room commonly named after him The stucco ornaments are actually painted, but evoke a sense of opulence and wealth.
The particular stylistic characteristics of Giovanni da San Giovanni's painting are his extremely elegant drawing, creative fantasy, skill in organizing the scenes in a theatrical manner, fine handling of the lighter tones, and the originality of the play of light from below upwards that lend his frescoes a charm that is almost eighteenth-century.
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