
This large sheet is the final study for Ferrari's ceiling decoration in the Galleria Dorata in Palazzo Carrega-Cataldi, in Genoa, which he completed in 1743-1744. The composition depicts a scene from Book I of Virgil's Aeneid, when the goddess Venus appreaches Jupited on Olympus to lament her son Aeneas's adversities.

Prometheus Taking Fire From Olympus
Possibly Ludovico Cardi, called Il Cigoli (Italian, 1559-1613) or possibly Marco Antonio Franceschini (Italian, 1648-1729) or possibly Circle of Lorenzo de' Ferrari (Italian, 1680-1744) or possibly Circle of Paolo de Matteis (Italian, 1662-c. 1728)

Seated Allegorical Female Figure
Possibly Lorenzo de' Ferrari (Italian, 1680-1744) Possibly after Giovanni Battista Gaulli (Italian, 1639-1709)