Apollo, Music and Geometry

The son of a well-known goldsmith, Pompeo Batoni established himself at the European level as a painter of portraits and subjects of a religious, historical, and mythological nature. His prices soon became so high that his possible patrons were limited to the wealthiest members of the European aristocracy. The painting of Cerruti unquestionably among the most significant of his work as a whole, unparalleled in the delicate elegance of the figures and the purity of technique.