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View of the Castagnoli Room

1790 · Galleria Palatina (Palazzo Pitti), Florence

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The room carries the name of the painter who was responsible for its decoration. On the ceiling, neoclassical chiaroscuro frescoes imitating reliefs show Apollo on his chariot surrounded by the signs of the zodiac.

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View of the Castagnoli Room

About the Artist

Giuseppe Castagnoli

1754 – 1832

Italian painter and decorator. The 18th-century alterations that were to effect the Pitti Palace in Florence included the redecoration of some of the rooms in Neoclassical style. Castagnoli participated in the fresco decoration of some rooms, one of which, the Castagnoli Room, bears his name.

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