The ''Apotheosis of Palermo'' is a fresco by

Vito D'Anna Vito D'Anna (14 October 1718 – 13 October 1769) was an Italian painter, considered the most prominent painter of Palermitan rococo and one of the most important artists of Sicily. Biography He was the father of Alessandro D'Anna, the brother- ...

in the

Palazzo Isnello Palazzo Isnello (also known as Palazzo Termine d'Isnello or Palazzo Sant'Antimo al Cassaro) is an historic palazzo situated between the ancient via del Cassaro and Piazza Borsa, in the Kalsa quarter of Palermo, Sicily. On the '' piano nobile'' o ...

Palermo Palermo ( , ; scn, Palermu , locally also or ) is a city in southern Italy, the capital (political), capital of both the autonomous area, autonomous region of Sicily and the Metropolitan City of Palermo, the city's surrounding metropolitan ...

, Italy, considered one of the most representative works of the

Sicilian Baroque Sicilian Baroque is the distinctive form of Baroque architecture which evolved on the island of Sicily, off the southern coast of Italy, in the , when it was part of the Spanish Empire. The style is recognisable not only by its typical Baroque c ...

painting. It is one of the seven monumental representations of the

Genius of Palermo The Genius of Palermo (in Italian ''Genio di Palermo'', also called ''Genio'' or ''Palermo'') is one of the city symbols and the lay patron of Palermo. He was the ancient numen and genius loci of the Sicilian city. The Genius is the emblem of ...

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The fresco is an

allegory As a literary device or artistic form, an allegory is a narrative or visual representation in which a character, place, or event can be interpreted to represent a hidden meaning with moral or political significance. Authors have used allegory th ...

representing the

apotheosis Apotheosis (, ), also called divinization or deification (), is the glorification of a subject to divine levels and, commonly, the treatment of a human being, any other living thing, or an abstract idea in the likeness of a deity. The term has ...

of the city of

, personified by the

numen Numen (plural numina) is a Latin term for "divinity", "divine presence", or "divine will." The Latin authors defined it as follows:For a more extensive account, refer to Cicero writes of a "divine mind" (''divina mens''), a god "whose numen ever ...

protector of the city, surrounded by

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, as '' Fame'', ''

Justice Justice, in its broadest sense, is the principle that people receive that which they deserve, with the interpretation of what then constitutes "deserving" being impacted upon by numerous fields, with many differing viewpoints and perspective ...

'', ''

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'', and others mythological figures. The painting, signed and dated 1760 by Vito D'Anna, is at the

noble floor The ''piano nobile'' (Italian for "noble floor" or "noble level", also sometimes referred to by the corresponding French term, ''bel étage'') is the principal floor of a palazzo. This floor contains the main reception and bedrooms of the hous ...

of Palazzo Isnello, on the vault of the bellroom.

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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. *Mariny Guttilla. ''Cantieri decorativi a Palermo dal tardo barocco alle soglie del neoclassicismo'', in ''Il Settecento e il suo doppio''.''Il Settecento e il suo doppio''. Table of contents
Central Institute for restoration and preservation of books –

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. URL Retrieved 1 September 2010. Palermo, Kalós, 2008, p. 177–206.

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