The mural was painted in 1661 by Carlo Cignani (1628-1719), commissioned by the students’ prior of the atheneum, the Genoese physician Francesco Maria Tiscornia, in order to honour his teacher, the Bolognese philosopher and physician Andrea Mariani, lecturer of the Studio from 1618 to 1661.

The work depicts an elegant architectural composition, with the dedicatory tombstone in the centre, placed on the top of the coats of arms of the Tiscornia family.

 In the upper part of the lunette, Glory and Fame hold the coat of arms of Pope Gregory XV.

The decoration was restored in 2004, thanks to the Archiginnasio Lions Club.

Southern side of the arcaded loggia.