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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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Titre: The Glorification of the Barbaro Family
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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/matériel: HUILE SUR TOILE
Musée: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
Crédit: Album
Taille de l'image: 4311 × 2415 px | 29.8 MB
Taille d'impression: 36.5 × 20.4 cm | 1697.2 × 950.8 in (300 dpi)