03 — ARTWORK
Bedroom ceiling
PELLEGRINI, Giovanni Antonio · 1696 →
- MEDIUM
- Fresco
- TYPE
- Mythological
PALETTE
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- FILE
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COMMENTARY
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In 1696, Pellegrini embarked on the decoration of the small portego, a bedroom, and an alcove of the family villaa residence in the country (in Italy); villas acquired palace-like characteristics from the Renaissance onwards. belonging to Angelo Correr, a place of diversion and delight. On the bedroom 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. is the representation Diana and Endymion.
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author = {Krén, Emil and Marx, Daniel},
title = {Bedroom ceiling by PELLEGRINI, Giovanni Antonio},
organization = {{Web Gallery of Art}},
date = {2026-09-09},
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}ACCESSED 2026-09-09. REPLACE THE AUTHOR FIELD WITH THE COMMENTARY AUTHOR WHERE ONE IS NAMED.
