# View of the apse and choir [View the canonical artwork record]() ## Artwork - Artist: [GIOVANNI DA SAN GIOVANNI]() - Date: 1601-1650 - Technique: Fresco ## Commentary The painting in the choir and the apse calotte of Santi Quattro Coronati was accomplished by Giovanni da San Giovanni between 1622 and 1624 on commission from Cardinal Garzia Mellini. The combination of illusion and narrative is remarkable. ## Related artworks - [Aurora and Tithonus \(detail\)]() - [Aurora and Tithonus]() - [Ceiling centre]() - [Ceiling decoration \(detail\)]() - [Ceiling decoration \(detail\)]() - [Ceiling decoration]() - [Fame Showing the Wandering Philosophers to Tuscany and Munificence]() - [Venus Combing Cupid's Hair]() - [View of the east wall]() - [View of the Sala Terreno]() - [View of the Sala Terreno]() - [Young Bacchus]() ## Attribution [Web Gallery of Art]()