THE FRESCOES by Mattia BORTOLONI for the rooms with stories from the Bible (1717) in VILLA CORNARO

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Villa Cornaro obviously belonged to the CORNARO

Designed by Palladio for GIORGIO CORNARO, a Venetian nobleman.

The frescoes include:

FLOOD
SACRIFICE OF GOLDEN CALF
GATHERING OF THE HARVEST
JUDGEMENT OF SOLOMON
TRANSPORT OF ARK
ESAU SELLING HIS BIRTHRIGHT TO JACOB
JACOB TRICKING ISAAC and receiving his blessing
SACRIFICE OF ISAAC
HAGAR IN THE DESERT
CONSTRUCTION OF TOWER OF BABEL