Apotheosis of Palermo

Apotheosis of Palermo
Artist	Vito D'Anna
Year	1760
Type	Fresco
Dimensions	860 cm × 340 cm (340 in × 130 in)
Location	Palazzo Isnello, Palermo

The Apotheosis of Palermo is a fresco by Vito D'Anna in the Palazzo Isnello, Palermo, Italy, considered one of the most representative works of the Sicilian Baroque painting.

It is one of the seven monumental representations of the Genius of Palermo.

Description

The fresco is an allegory representing the apotheosis of the city of Palermo, personified by the Genius of Palermo, numen protector of the city, surrounded by allegorical figures, as Fame, Justice, Abundance, and other mythological figures.

The painting, signed and dated 1760 by Vito D'Anna, is at the noble floor of Palazzo Isnello, on the vault of the bellroom.

See also

• Rococo

References

Bibliography

• Citti Siracusano, La pittura del Settecento in Sicilia. Rome, De Luca, 1986.
• Sergio Troisi, Vito D'Anna. Palermo, «Kalos», issue 4, July/August, 1993.
• Rita Cedrini. Repertorio delle dimore nobili e notabili nella Sicilia del XVIII secolo. Palermo, Regione Siciliana BBCCAA, 2003.
• Giulia Sommariva. Palazzi nobiliari a Palermo. Palermo, Flaccovio, 2004. ISBN 88-7758-598-6
• Mariny Guttilla. Cantieri decorativi a Palermo dal tardo barocco alle soglie del neoclassicismo, in Il Settecento e il suo doppio.[1] Palermo, Kalós, 2008, p. 177–206. ISBN 978-88-89224-67-0

Notes

1. Il Settecento e il suo doppio. Table of contents Archived 20 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine. Central Institute for restoration and preservation of books – OPAC. URL Retrieved 1 September 2010.