CASTAGNOLI, Giuseppe
(b. 1754, Prato, d. 1832, Firenze)

View of the Castagnoli Room

1790s
Fresco
Galleria Palatina (Palazzo Pitti), Florence

The room carries the name of the painter who was responsible for its decoration. On the ceiling, neoclassical chiaroscuro frescoes imitating reliefs show Apollo on his chariot surrounded by the signs of the zodiac.




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