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The canvas, signed "Jordanus" in the bottom left corner, shows a complex allegory that evokes the peace between Florence and Fiesole during the Roman period. This is also an allusion to the lasting peace established by the Medici in Tuscany, represented here by their coat-of-arms, which Jupiter offers to the Glory presented by Minerva. Lower down is the allegorical figure of the Arno and in the background, the dome of Santa Maria del Fiore.
This painting is a "soffitta" (i.e., a canvas for a ceiling), which the Neapolitan artist painted for what, in the 16th century, was the "Sala della guardia" in the apartment of Prince Ferdinand, son of Cosimo III, in Palazzo Pitti. This is now the Green Room in the Royal Apartments.
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