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Saturday, June 21, 2014

THE FRESCOES by Luigi DORIGNY for the grand staircase of the PALAZZO REPETA, Venezia (1709)

Speranza

This beautiful palazzo was owned by the Repeta family, obviously.

Marchese SCIPIONE REPETA, to be more specific.

It is located in PIAZZA SAN LORENZO.

The marchese SCIPIONE REPETA was a great lover of the arts. He held among other posts that of president of construction of the BIBLIOTECA BERTOLIANA.

The frescoes include:

MINERVA
SPERANZA
GIUSTIZIA
Sloth and Lust
Deception and Avarice

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