Five-part Ceiling Decoration for the Great Hall of Soestdijk Palace; Ceiling painting in five parts with Diana and her companions as main performance; painted in front of the 'great room' 'of Soestdijk Palace. After restoration in 1983; the round central part did not appear to belong to the original ceiling painting or to De Lairesse. The four corner elements contain illusionistic architectural elements and reliefs; between which the women with attributes of hunting and putti are located. The inner ring with a classical relief with hunting scenes and an offering scene to Diana is worn by caryatids.; Soestdijk Palace; Gerard de Lairesse; c. 1676 - c. 1682; canvas; oil paint (paint); painting; h 800 cm x w 600 cm h 400 cm x w 300 cm d 280 cm