The picture shows a transversal section of the ceiling with a smaller field of the apex of the ceiling. It demonstrates the following design elements:
thrones for the Prophets and Sibyls;
one of the seven Prophets (Ezekiel), one of the five Sibyls (Cumaean);
two of the twenty-four square pedestals forming niches for the Prophets and Sibyls and surmounted by twin 'putti' (a boy and a girl) in relief;
two small angels as a background to the enthroned figures;
two of the ten white angular cornices joining the capitals of the putti-pilasters;
four of the twenty 'ignudi' occupying the cornices, holding cornucopias, ribbons and garlands of fruit;
two of the ten gold medallions in reliefs depicting scenes from the Book of Kings and supported by two ignudi;
one of the five smaller fields of the apex of the ceiling guarded by four ignudi and covered by a scene from the Genesis (The Creation of Eve).
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