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The Barberini Ceiling

ArtistCortona, Pietro da
Artist Info.Italy 1596-1669
ViewGeneral View of the Ceiling
Date1633-39
SubjectPainting
PeriodItalian Baroque
OriginRome, Palazzo Barberini
Saskia No.Mif-0054
SourceGardner, Art Through the Ages, 11th ed., chapter 24, plate 25
 Janson, History of Art, 6th ed., chapter 17, plate 12
 Stokstad, Marilyn, Art History, 2nd ed., chapter 19, plate 15