Allegory of Divine Providence and Barberini...

Allegory of Divine Providence and Barberini Power Pietro da Cortona c. 1633-1639 Fresco Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Antica, Palazzo Barberini, Rome The Allegory of Divine Providence and Barberini Power is a fresco by Italian painter Pietro da Cortona, filling the large ceiling of the grand salon of the Palazzo Barberini in Rome, Italy. Begun in 1633, it was nearly finished in three years; upon Cortona's return from Venice, it was extensively reworked to completion in 1639. The Palazzo, since the 1620s, had been the palatial home of the Barberini family headed by Maffeo Barberini, by then Urban VIII, who had launched an extensive program of refurbishment of the city with art and architecture.