Allegory of Divine Wisdom

painting by Andrea Sacchi

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The Allegory of Divine Wisdom is a ceiling fresco by Andrea Sacchi, created between 1629 and 1633 for the Palazzo Barberini in Rome. This work exemplifies Sacchi's Classical style, characterized by a grave, static composition with a limited number of figures. In contrast to the more dynamic Baroque style of his contemporary Pietro da Cortona, Sacchi's fresco is noted for its Raphaelesque conception. The painting is a significant example of 17th-century Roman painting and showcases Sacchi's adherence to Classical principles in his religious works.1

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Andrea Sacchi
Sacchi’s ceiling fresco, Allegory of Divine Wisdom (1629–33), is a grave static work, markedly Raphaelesque in conception and containing relatively few figures, in contrast to Pietro’s full Baroque Triumph of Divine Providence in an adjoining room. Sacchi’s two altarpieces in Santa Maria della Concezione dei Cappuccini, Rome (1631–38),…
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Sacchi’s ceiling fresco, Allegory of Divine Wisdom (1629–33), is a grave static work, markedly Raphaelesque in conception and containing relatively few figures, in contrast to Pietro’s full Baroque Triumph of Divine Providence in an adjoining room. Sacchi’s two altarpieces in Santa Maria della Concezione dei Cappuccini, Rome (1631–38),…
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