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ADJUNCT MODULE A: ITALIAN ART
LocalCollection
ADJUNCT MODULE A: ITALIAN ART
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Preferred Title:
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Galleria Riccardiana Ceiling (Long Gallery)
Work_PrefTitle
Galleria Riccardiana Ceiling (Long Gallery)
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Image View:
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Detail, Apotheosis of the Medici, the good soul followed by Hebe and Capricorn
Image_Title
Detail, Apotheosis of the Medici, the good soul followed by Hebe and Capricorn
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Creator:
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Luca Giordano (Italian painter, 1634-1705)
Agent_Display
Luca Giordano (Italian painter, 1634-1705)
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Location:
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repository: Palazzo Medici-Riccardi (Florence, Tuscany, Italy)
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repository: Palazzo Medici-Riccardi (Florence, Tuscany, Italy)
Location
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Location Note:
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Via Camillo Cavour, 3
Work_LocationNotes
Via Camillo Cavour, 3
Location Note
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GPS:
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43.7752 11.255429
GPS
43.7752 11.255429
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Date:
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ca. 1682-1686 (creation)
Work_DateDisplay
ca. 1682-1686 (creation)
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Cultural Context:
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Italian
Work_Culture
Italian
Cultural Context
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Style Period:
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Baroque
Work_StylePeriodDisp lay
Baroque
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Work Type 1:
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fresco (painting)
Work_Worktype1
fresco (painting)
Work Type 1
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Classification:
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painting
Work_Classification
painting
Classification
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Material:
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pigment on plaster
Work_MaterialDisplay
pigment on plaster
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Technique:
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fresco painting (technique)
Work_Technique
fresco painting (technique)
Technique
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Description:
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Giordano won the commission from Marchese Francesco Riccardi (1648-1719) to decorate both the library and the gallery of the Palazzo Medici-Riccardi, Florence. He began to work on the vault of the gallery, but then returned to Naples (1683-1684), completing the ceiling between 1685 and 1686. The theme of this iconographically complex ceiling unites an Allegory of Human Progress with an Allegory of the Medici Family, the previous owners of the palace. In the center of the ceiling, in a burst of light, is an Apotheosis of the Medici; along the ceiling’s cove the idea of progress is conveyed through mythological scenes (set in landscapes) that are fresh and idyllic in mood and deeply influenced by Cortona’s radiant frescoes in the Sala della Stufa in the Palazzo Pitti. (Source: Grove Art Online; http://www.oxfordart online.com/)
Work_Description_Sou rce
Giordano won the commission from Marchese Francesco Riccardi (1648-1719) to decorate both the library and the gallery of the Palazzo Medici-Riccardi, Florence. He began to work on the vault of the gallery, but then returned to Naples (1683-1684), completing the ceiling between 1685 and 1686. The theme of this iconographically complex ceiling unites an Allegory of Human Progress with an Allegory of the Medici Family, the previous owners of the palace. In the center of the ceiling, in a burst of light, is an Apotheosis of the Medici; along the ceiling’s cove the idea of progress is conveyed through mythological scenes (set in landscapes) that are fresh and idyllic in mood and deeply influenced by Cortona’s radiant frescoes in the Sala della Stufa in the Palazzo Pitti. (Source: Grove Art Online; http://www.oxfordart online.com/)
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Image Description:
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The virtuous soul, represented by a naked girl drenched in light, ascends to heaven to the throne of Jove. She passes through the constellation of Capricorn, followed by Hebe who with pitcher and goblet prepares the welcome.
Image_Description
The virtuous soul, represented by a naked girl drenched in light, ascends to heaven to the throne of Jove. She passes through the constellation of Capricorn, followed by Hebe who with pitcher and goblet prepares the welcome.
Image Description
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Adjunct Module A: Italian Art
LocalCollection
Adjunct Module A: Italian Art
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Identifier:
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7A1-GIOR-PM-GR-B07
Image_OriginalVendor ID
7A1-GIOR-PM-GR-B07
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Rights:
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© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
Image_Rights
© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
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