Detail View: ADJUNCT MODULE B: ITALIAN ART: Hall of Perspectives; Mythological Scenes in the Frieze
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Collection:
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ADJUNCT MODULE B: ITALIAN ART
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Preferred Title:
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Hall of Perspectives; Mythological Scenes in the Frieze
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Image View:
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Detail, at ceiling, small windows between scenes have been covered to control the light; below gods are painted in illusionary niches
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Creator:
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Baldassarre Peruzzi (Italian painter, 1481-1536)
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Location:
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site: Villa Farnesina (Rome, Lazio, Italy)
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Location Note:
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Via della Lungara, 230; Sala delle Prospettive
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GPS:
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+41.893611+12.4675
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Date:
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1516-1517 (creation)
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Cultural Context:
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Italian
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Style Period:
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Renaissance; Sixteenth century
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Work Type 1:
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frieze (entablature component)
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Work Type 2:
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fresco (painting)
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Classification:
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Paintings
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Material:
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pigment on plaster
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Technique:
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fresco painting (technique); grisaille
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Relation Work:
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partOf Villa Farnesina
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Subjects:
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literary or legendary; mythology (Classical)
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Description:
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In the Sala delle Prospettive on the upper story of the Villa Farnesina, Peruzzi revived illusionistic Classical techniques of mural painting. The painted architecture supports a frieze with a series of scenes from ancient myths. Even the 'wood' molding along the top and bottom edges is trompe l'oeil, false painted (faux bois). The Sala delle Prospettive is painted on flat walls; only the windows, marble floor and doorways, fireplace (which is also painted) and coffered ceiling are real. (Source: Grove Art Online; http://www.oxfordartonline.com/)
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Collection:
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Adjunct Module B: Italian Art
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Identifier:
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7A1-PERUZ-VF-HP-F03
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Rights:
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© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
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