Beginning
of 1600s Bartolomeo Breccioli (?/1639)
Interior
decorations for the Marquis Fabrizio Nari including the spectacular vault in
the corner LIVING ROOM OF THE SECOND FLOOR:
In the
center “Triumph of truth over deception”
Around four
biblical episodes with “Esther's Stories” 1673/75 all painted by the excellent
painter and architect from Rieti Antonio Gherardi (1638/1702)
“The
pictorial quality is uncertain and the paintings were considered by the
critics, until the discovery of documents, dating to the period previous to the
ceiling of S. Maria in Trivio. Such apparent stylistic weakness is likely to be
due to the modification of the initial project, which provided a breakdown of
the vault similar to that of S. Maria in Trivio, due to a sudden restoration of
the ceiling desired by the client. From the point of view of style Gherardi
refers explicitly to the canvas with stories of Esther painted by Paolo Caliari,
called Veronese, in church of St. Sebastian of the Gerolamini in Venice” (Ivana
Corsetti - Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani Treccani)
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