POCCETTI, Bernardino
(b. 1548, San Marino di Valdelsa, d. 1612, Firenze)

Ceiling fresco

1583-93
Fresco
Grotta Grande, Boboli Gardens, Florence

The ceiling fresco of the Large grotto depicts an open trellis inhabited by an array of wild animals, in their midst a smiling Bacchus or Silenus who is throwing an inviting glance down at the viewer.