Year 1760 | Created 1760 | |
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Dimensions 860 cm × 340 cm (340 in × 130 in) Location | ||
The Apotheosis of Palermo is a fresco by Vito D'Anna in the Palazzo Isnello, Palermo, Italy, considered one of the most representative works of the Sicilian Baroque painting.
It is one of the seven monumental representations of the Genius of Palermo.
Description
The fresco is an allegory representing the apotheosis of the city of Palermo, personified by the Genius of Palermo, numen protector of the city, surrounded by allegorical figure, as Fame, Justice, Abundance, and others mythological figures.
The painting, signed and dated 1760 by Vito D'Anna, is at the noble floor of Palazzo Isnello, on the vault of the bellroom..
References
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