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GIOVANNI BATTISTA TIEPOLO. The Glorification of the Barbaro Family

The Glorification of the Barbaro Family. Artist: Giovanni Battista Tiepolo (Italian, Venice 1696-1770 Madrid). Dimensions: Irregular oval, 96 x 183 3/4 in. (243.8 x 466.7 cm). Date: ca. 1750.
This remarkable canvas was painted to decorate the ceiling in one of the rooms of the Palazzo Barbaro, on the Grand Canal, in Venice. The Barbaro were among the most illustrious Venetian families and it is to them that the main figure of Valor accompanied by a lion alludes. Behind Valor is Fame blowing the trumpet and holding an olive branch, while behind the lion is Abundance with a cornucopia. At the lower left are Prudence, with a snake, and Nobility, holding a statuette of Minerva.

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Author: GIOVANNI BATTISTA TIEPOLO (1696-1770)

Title: The Glorification of the Barbaro Family

Caption: The Glorification of the Barbaro Family. Artist: Giovanni Battista Tiepolo (Italian, Venice 1696-1770 Madrid). Dimensions: Irregular oval, 96 x 183 3/4 in. (243.8 x 466.7 cm). Date: ca. 1750. This remarkable canvas was painted to decorate the ceiling in one of the rooms of the Palazzo Barbaro, on the Grand Canal, in Venice. The Barbaro were among the most illustrious Venetian families and it is to them that the main figure of Valor accompanied by a lion alludes. Behind Valor is Fame blowing the trumpet and holding an olive branch, while behind the lion is Abundance with a cornucopia. At the lower left are Prudence, with a snake, and Nobility, holding a statuette of Minerva.

Technique/material: OIL ON CANVAS

Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA

Credit: Album

Image size: 4311 × 2415 px | 29.8 MB

Print size: 36.5 × 20.4 cm | 1697.2 × 950.8 in (300 dpi)

Keywords: CANVAS • EUROPE • EUROPEAN PAINTINGS • GIOVANNI BATTISTA TIEPOLO • ITALY • METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART, NEW YORK, USA • OIL ON CANVAS • OIL PAINT • OIL PAINTING • OIL PAINTINGC PIO DI SAVOIA • OLI PAINTING • PAINTINGS