# Ceiling of the Galleria Pamphilj

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## Artwork

- Artist: [CORTONA, Pietro da](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/cortona-pietro-da-rc7a3e7228c7698>)
- Date: 1601-1650
- Technique: Fresco

## Commentary

The ceiling of the Galleria Pamphilj was painted by Pietro da Cortona with the Legend of Aeneas in 1651-54. After the mid-seventeenth century it became the new pattern for palace galleries, not only in Italy but also in Paris, where in 1704-07 a gallery was appended to the Palais Royal and &lt;a onclick=&#34;return OpenOther\(&#39;/html/c/coypel/antoine/sketch.html&#39;\)&#34; href=&#34;/html/c/coypel/antoine/sketch.html&#34;&gt;painted with the same subject matter by Antoine Coypel.&lt;/a&gt; The form and iconography of the Galleria Pamphilj continued to be major influences well into the eighteenth century - even on the work of artists with no direct contacts with Rome, e.g. on &lt;a onclick=&#34;return OpenOther\(&#39;/html/f/ferrari1/lorenzo/carrega.html&#39;\)&#34; href=&#34;/html/f/ferrari1/lorenzo/carrega.html&#34;&gt;Lorenzo de&#39; Ferrari in Genoa.&lt;/a&gt;

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- [Age of Bronze](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/cortona-pietro-da-rc7a3e7228c7698/age-of-bronze-rb15132e1668261>)
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## Attribution

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