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ADJUNCT MODULE A: ITALIAN ART
LocalCollection
ADJUNCT MODULE A: ITALIAN ART
Collection
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Preferred Title:
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Toilet of Venus (cartoon for fresco)
Work_PrefTitle
Toilet of Venus (cartoon for fresco)
Preferred Title
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Alternate Title:
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Toletta di Venere
Work_AltTitle
Toletta di Venere
Alternate Title
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Image View:
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Detail, Cupid as a child
Image_Title
Detail, Cupid as a child
Image View
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Creator:
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Francesco Podesti (Italian draftsman, 1800-1895)
Agent_Display
Francesco Podesti (Italian draftsman, 1800-1895)
Creator
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Location:
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repository: Museo di Roma (Rome, Lazio, Italy) MR 16985
Work_Location_Type_D isplay
repository: Museo di Roma (Rome, Lazio, Italy) MR 16985
Location
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Location Note:
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Palazzo Braschi; Piazza Navona, 2 and Piazza San Pantaleo, 10
Work_LocationNotes
Palazzo Braschi; Piazza Navona, 2 and Piazza San Pantaleo, 10
Location Note
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GPS:
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41.897444 12.472861
GPS
41.897444 12.472861
GPS
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Date:
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ca. 1836-1837 (creation)
Work_DateDisplay
ca. 1836-1837 (creation)
Date
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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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Neoclassical; Nineteenth century
Work_StylePeriodDisp lay
Neoclassical; Nineteenth century
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Work Type 1:
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drawing (visual work)
Work_Worktype1
drawing (visual work)
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Classification:
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drawing
Work_Classification
drawing
Classification
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Material:
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charcoal and chalk on paper, heightened with white
Work_MaterialDisplay
charcoal and chalk on paper, heightened with white
Material
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Technique:
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drawing (image-making)
Work_Technique
drawing (image-making)
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Description:
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Between 1837 and 1842 he and several contemporaries from Camuccini’s circle, including Cochetti, Coghetti and Natale Carta, were commissioned by Alessandro Torlonia (1800-1886) to decorate the Palazzo Torlonia (destroyed 1902) in the Piazza Venezia. This is a preparatory drawing for that commission. Podesti had little interest in classical subjects as themes and rendered them only as part of decorative fresco work. After this commission, most of his works were commissioned by the church. (Source: Grove Art Online; http://www.oxfordart online.com/)
Work_Description_Sou rce
Between 1837 and 1842 he and several contemporaries from Camuccini’s circle, including Cochetti, Coghetti and Natale Carta, were commissioned by Alessandro Torlonia (1800-1886) to decorate the Palazzo Torlonia (destroyed 1902) in the Piazza Venezia. This is a preparatory drawing for that commission. Podesti had little interest in classical subjects as themes and rendered them only as part of decorative fresco work. After this commission, most of his works were commissioned by the church. (Source: Grove Art Online; http://www.oxfordart online.com/)
Description
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Collection:
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Adjunct Module A: Italian Art
LocalCollection
Adjunct Module A: Italian Art
Collection
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Identifier:
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7A1-POD-MOR-RV-A07
Image_OriginalVendor ID
7A1-POD-MOR-RV-A07
Identifier
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Rights:
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© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
Image_Rights
© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
Rights
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