The Triumph of Divine Providence

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Triumph of Divine Providence (det.) by Pietro da Cortona

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The jaw-dropping frescoed ceiling of the vast salone of the Palazzo Barberini is the work of the great Baroque painter and architect Pietro Berrittini (1596-1669), better known as Pietro da Cortona. 

The fresco was commissioned by Pope Urban VIII (r. 1623-44), a member of the Barberini family (whose heraldic three bees perform a starring role), and created between 1633 and 1639. 

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The Triumph of Divine Providence (det.) by Pietro da Cortona

The Triumph of Divine Providence by Pietro da Cortona

The Palazzo Barberini