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MORLAITER, Michelangelo: Decoration of the grand staircase

🖼 Decoration of the grand staircase, c. 1766
Fresco
Venice, Italy

Soaring architectural forms frame dynamic figures in sweeping diagonal compositions, rendered in fresco across the grand staircase vault. Morlaiter's illusionistic ceiling exemplifies late Baroque grandeur, creating theatrical spatial expansion that transforms the palazzo's interior into an immersive visual spectacle.

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