Chiara Valli

At least thirteen secular frescoes characterized by a red background, instead of a common blue one, have been preserved up to the present day in Lombardy. In this essay, alongside the best-known examples dated around the middle of 15th century, such as the Games cycle of Palazzo borromeo in Milan or the one at the Castello di Masnago (Varese), other frescoes from the beginning of the same century have been brought to light, which were never considered before for the background colour. these latter allow to backdate the spread of this pattern...