This ceremonial room was painted between 1722–1723. The spectacular ceiling fresco depicts the Triumph of Aurora, filling the room with movement, light, and illusion. It uses "trompe l'oeil" technique to make the ceiling appear much higher than it really is. A good example of trompe l'oeil can be found in San Satiro in Milan.(https://slsongtravel.blogspot.com/2022/12/san-satiro.html)
If you look at the ceiling from below, it will appear distorted
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