Apotheosis of the Medici

This painting belongs to a series of twelve, painted after the ceiling fresco in the Galleria Riccardiana in the Palazzo Medici Riccardi. Their format and their colouring suggest that they were produced for a collection, arranged by main thematic groupings and intended to help the viewer appreciate the dizzying abundance of the frescoes’ figural apparatus from a comfortable perspective. These works, some of which were executed by assistants and all of which can be considered independent copies, contributed greatly to the dissemination and appreciation of the ceiling.