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Apotheosis of 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 figure, as "Fame", "Justice", "Abundance",
", 1751–52, fresco, Chiasa dei Tre Re, Palermo.
- "Trinità", oil on wood, Palazzo Abatellis, Palermo.
- "Apotheosis of Palermo", 1760, fresco of the ballroom, Palazzo Isnello, Palermo.
- "Allegory of Political Virtues", 1762, fresco of the ballroom, Palazzo Alliata di Pietratagliata, Palermo.
- "Glory of the Princes of Resuttana", 1762, fresco of the ballroom, Villa Resuttana, Palermo.
- "Glory of St.