Ceiling painting (detail)
by GUERCINO, Tempera
The ceiling painting in the Sala della Fama, the central hall on the second floor, is entirely allegorical. The central picture is designed as a fictive opening with only a few figures. In the centre hovers the personification of Fame in billowing robes, holding in her outstretched hands an extremely long trumpet and an olive branch as a symbol of peace. In the lower part of the picture space personifications of Honour (Honos) and Virtue (Virtus) are seated on a dark gray cloud.
The picture shows the lower part with personifications of Honour (Honos) and Virtue (Virtus). Amor Virtutis in the form of a putto turns toward them with laurel wreath and crown.