18th century gilded furniture complements the late Mannerist decoration of the Sala del Tempesta, 1668, Palazzo Colonna, Rome, with seascapes by Pieter Muiler framed by trompe-l'oeil architectures, telemons and festoons. Photographer: Mario Ciampi

18th century gilded furniture complements the late Mannerist decoration of the Sala del Tempesta, 1668, Palazzo Colonna, Rome, with seascapes by Pieter Muiler framed by trompe-l'oeil architectures, telemons and festoons.
Photographer: Mario Ciampi

The Delphic Sibyl, Michelangelo, 1509, the Sistine Chapel, the Vatican

The Delphic Sibyl, Michelangelo, 1509, the Sistine Chapel, the Vatican

The Delphic Sibyl, detail, Michelangelo, 1509, the Sistine Chapel, the Vatican, Rome

The Delphic Sibyl, detail,
Michelangelo, 1509,
the Sistine Chapel, the Vatican, Rome

The Baroque period at its most dazzling, with aspects of the High Renaissance, in a room of the Palazzo Colonna, Rome, with banquettes and center table of the period (1668) and frescos with illusionistic landscapes framed by trompe-l'oeil columns and pilasters with grotesque decoration.

The Baroque period at its most dazzling, with aspects of the High Renaissance, in a room of the Palazzo Colonna, Rome, with banquettes and center table of the period (1668) and frescos with illusionistic landscapes framed by trompe-l'oeil columns and pilasters with grotesque decoration.

Michael Sweerts (1618 - 1664) Portrait of Man, possibly Jean Deutz, with a Red Cloak, Italy, c. 1650, Painting -Oil on copper, The Wallace Collection

Michael Sweerts (1618 - 1664)
Portrait of Man, possibly Jean Deutz, with a Red Cloak, Italy, c. 1650, Painting -Oil on copper, The Wallace Collection

Rembrandt (1606 - 1669) Titus, the Artist's Son, c. 1657 Oil on canvas

Rembrandt (1606 - 1669)
Titus, the Artist's Son, c. 1657
Oil on canvas

Boy in a Turban holding a Nosegay, 1656-58 Michiel Sweerts (1618 - 1664) Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza

Boy in a Turban holding a Nosegay, 1656-58

Michiel Sweerts (1618 - 1664) Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza