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One interpretation of the work is that the incorporated heraldic symbols were meant to link the patron
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in a golden billowing dress with her garlands flies over a dim-lit landscape, leading a blond Apollo in his horse-drawn chariot, surrounded by a chain of female "hours", bringing light to the world. It could also be described as the
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There is little attention to perspective, and if anything the vibrantly colored style is an affront to the violence and tenebrism displayed by
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The casino and the paintings were commissioned by the
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The chariot procession recalls the central fresco in
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