Galleries
18, 19 and 20, bereft of decorations due to the interruption of Juvarra's building
program, lead to room 21, the Audience Chamber. This latter room probably served
as the bed chambers for Maria Beatrice, the eldest daughter of the Duchess of
Aosta and Vittorio Amedeo I, King of Sardinia. The ceiling vault is decorated
in pastel colors with eight groups of putti gathered at a faux balustrade. The
entire pictorial repertoire in the room is the work of Giovenale Bongiovanni
whose signature can be seen at the base of the vault, above the cornice.