The Glorification of Felsina

1690 · Palazzo Pepoli Campogrande, Bologna

religious

Ercole Pepoli engaged the brothers Gioseffo Maria and Antonio Rolli to paint the Sala di Felsina in the family palace. They painted on the ceiling the glorification of Felsina (Bologna's name in antiquity). Depictions of a personification of Felsina were popular subjects for the decoration of Bolognese senatorial palaces in this period.

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About the Artist

Gioseffo Maria Rolli

1645 – 1727

Italian painter. Gioseffo (or Giuseppe) Maria Rolli (or Roli) and his brother Antonio Rolli were Domenico Maria Canuti 's pupils despite their differing styles. Gioseffo Rolli mainly followed in Canuti's footsteps as a productive fresco painter assisted by his older brother Antonio, who assumed the role of architecture painter. The brothers painted the ceiling of the Palazzo Pepoli Campogrande in Bologna in c. 1690. The ceiling depicts the glorification of Felsina - Bologna's name in antiquity.

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