# Wall Decoration \(detail\) [View the canonical artwork record]() ## Artwork - Artist: [HAYEZ, Francesco]() - Date: 1801-1850 - Technique: Tempera on wall ## Commentary This wall painting was transferred from a hall in the Procuratie Nuove, which had been converted into a royal palace during the brief period of Napoleonic domination. It depicts Dancing Hours and was inspired by Antonio Canova's sculptures. ## Related artworks - [Carolina Zucchi]() - [Crusaders Thirsting near Jerusalem]() - [Flowers]() - [Meditation on the History of Italy]() - [Mercury Gives Paris the Apple of Discord]() - [Odalisque]() - [Portrait of Alessandro Manzoni]() - [Portrait of Gian Giacomo Poldi Pezzoli \(detail\)]() - [Portrait of Gian Giacomo Poldi Pezzoli]() - [Portrait of Signora Matilde Branca]() - [Portrait of Teresa Barri Stampa]() - [Rinaldo and Armida]() ## Attribution [Web Gallery of Art]()