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Painted ceiling
in quadro riportato style 's late-Quattrocento ceiling fresco in the Camera degli Sposi (commissioned by Ludovico III Gonzaga for Mantua's Ducal Palace) is an early example of illusionistic ceiling painting. A painted ceiling is a ceiling covered with an artistic mural or painting. They are usually decorated with frescos or sometimes oil paintings. While hard to execute (at least in situ) a decorated ceiling has the advantage that it is largely protected from damage by fingers and dust. In the past, however, this was more than compensated for by the damage from smoke from candles or a fireplace. Many historic buildings have celebrated ceilings. Perhaps the most famous in the world is the Sistine Chapel ceiling by Michelangelo. cupola fresco of the Assumption by Antonio da Correggio in Parma Cathedral , 1684–86, oil on canvas and panel, Wilanów Palace, Warsaw An illusionistic ceiling painting is an ambitious work which attempts to give the illusion that there is an opening to the sky, in a single large picture space. These are typical of Baroque architecture, in churches and palaces, but the Villa Farnesina in Rome, built by 1510 for the Pope's banker, pioneered this style in the Sale delle Colonne ("Room of the Columns"), as well as having a round painted vault ceiling by Raphael in another room.…
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in quadro riportato style 's late-Quattrocento ceiling fresco in the Camera degli Sposi (commissioned by Ludovico III Gonzaga for Mantua's Ducal Palace) is an early example of illusionistic ceiling painting. A painted ceiling is a ceiling covered with an artistic mural or painting. They are usually decorated with frescos or sometimes oil paintings. While hard to execute (at least in situ) a decorated ceiling has the advantage that it is largely protected from damage by fingers and dust. In the past, however, this was more than compensated for by the damage from smoke from candles or a fireplace. Many historic buildings have celebrated ceilings. Perhaps the most famous in the world is the Sistine Chapel ceiling by Michelangelo. cupola fresco of the Assumption by Antonio da Correggio in Parma Cathedral , 1684–86, oil on canvas and panel, Wilanów Palace, Warsaw An illusionistic ceiling painting is an ambitious work which attempts to give the illusion that there is an opening to the sky, in a single large picture space. These are typical of Baroque architecture, in churches and palaces, but the Villa Farnesina in Rome, built by 1510 for the Pope's banker, pioneered this style in the Sale delle Colonne ("Room of the Columns"), as well as having a round painted vault ceiling by Raphael in another room.…
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