03 — ARTWORK
Ceiling decoration
- MEDIUM
- Fresco
- TYPE
- Mythological
PALETTE
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COMMENTARY
UNDERLINED TERMS ARE DEFINED IN THE GLOSSARY.
The frescoWall painting technique in which pigments are applied to wet (fresh) plaster (intonaco). The pigments bind with the drying plaster to form a very durable image. Only a small area can be painted in a day, and these areas, drying to a slightly different tint, can in time be seen. Small amounts of retouching and detail work could be carried out on the dry plaster, a technique known as a secco fresco. on the ceiling of the main hall is divided into a complex system of transversal arches that carve out views of the sky and surrounded by a lavish cornicea molded horizontal ledge along the top of a building or wall; a decorative molding between wall and roof.. The three large openings of the vaultA roof or ceiling whose structure is based on the arch. There are a wide range of forms, including the barrel (or tunnel) vault, formed by a continuous semi-circular arch; the groin vault, formed when two barrel vaults intersect; and the rib vault, consistong of a framework of diagonal ribs supporting interlocking arches. The development of the various forms was of great structural and aesthetic importance in the development of church architecture during the Middle Ages. contain Venus, the Three Graces, and Jupiter; Mars, Fame, Neptune, Vulcan, Mercury, and Jupiter; and Minerva, with Two Nymphs, Diana, and Aeolus. In the corners, enormous crests, bordered by a large quantity of military symbols, hold the Allegri family coat of arms and the interwoven monograms of the family members.
The ceiling underwent a restoration, completed in 1947, that was not particularly successful.
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author = {Krén, Emil and Marx, Daniel},
title = {Ceiling decoration by DORIGNY, Louis},
organization = {{Web Gallery of Art}},
date = {2026-09-13},
url = {https://beta.wga.hu/artists/dorigny-louis-r14a36c5ece841b/ceiling-decoration-r7e1ae13780b20f},
urldate = {2026-09-13},
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}ACCESSED 2026-09-13. REPLACE THE AUTHOR FIELD WITH THE COMMENTARY AUTHOR WHERE ONE IS NAMED.
