View of the North Wall of the Farnese Gallery

Artist: Francesco Pannini
Artwork: View of the North Wall of the Farnese Gallery
Description: This is a preparatory drawing by Italian painter Francesco Pannini for the fresco on the north wall of the Galleria Farnese in Rome. The fresco was commissioned by Cardinal Odoardo Farnese and completed in 1726. The Galleria Farnese is a large gallery in the Palazzo Farnese, which was the residence of the Farnese family in Rome. The gallery is decorated with a series of frescoes by various artists, including Annibale Carracci, Guido Reni, and Domenichino. Pannini’s fresco is one of the most famous works in the gallery. It depicts a view of the gallery, with the statues and paintings that are displayed there. The fresco is a masterpiece of perspective painting, and it creates the illusion that the viewer is actually standing in the gallery.
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