This painting was a sketch for mengs's fresco of 1761 in the central part of the ceiling of the villa albani in rome, commissioned by cardinal alessandro albani. Object Type: painting. Date: circa 1750s-1760s. Place of creation: Germany. Dimensions: height: 55 cm (21.6 in); width: 101 cm (39.7 in). Medium: oil on panel. Collection: Hermitage Museum. Mengs Parnasus
