Mural paintings at the Chapel of Saint Casimir of Vilnius Cathedral

The Royal Chapel of St Casimir in Vilnius Cathedral is the masterpiece of Lithuanian Baroque. Beside expressive paintings there are two huge frescoes decorating its eastern and western walls. The mural paintings were created by Michelangelo Palloni, Italian painter who worked in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth from 1674 onward. Building of the Chapel started immediately after prince Casimir was…