An Unknown Goddess
Andrea Casali (Rome 1705 - Rome 1784)
Category
Art / Wall paintings
Date
1741 - 1766
Materials
Tempera on plaster
Place of origin
England
Collection
Rievaulx Terrace, North Yorkshire
NT 202022
Summary
Tempera on plaster ceiling roundel fresco, An Unknown Goddess by Andrea Casali (Rome 1705 - Rome 1784), 1741/66. It has been suggested (Pevsner) that the figure is Ganymede but as it is female, that is unlikely. It could be the allegorical figure of Fame, although without her trumpet.
Makers and roles
Andrea Casali (Rome 1705 - Rome 1784), artist