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ADJUNCT MODULE B: ITALIAN ART
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ADJUNCT MODULE B: ITALIAN ART
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Preferred Title:
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Hall of the Triumph of Virtue
Work_PrefTitle
Hall of the Triumph of Virtue
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Alternate Title:
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Sala del Trionfo della Virtù
Work_AltTitle
Sala del Trionfo della Virtù
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Image View:
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Upper register with "ancient" landscapes interspersed with allegorical figures; lower register with grisaille (monochrome) scenes of ancient artists described by Pliny
Image_Title
Upper register with "ancient" landscapes interspersed with allegorical figures; lower register with grisaille (monochrome) scenes of ancient artists described by Pliny
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Creator:
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Giorgio Vasari (Italian painter, 1511-1574)
Agent_Display
Giorgio Vasari (Italian painter, 1511-1574)
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Location:
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site: Casa di Giorgio Vasari (Arezzo, Tuscany, Italy)
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site: Casa di Giorgio Vasari (Arezzo, Tuscany, Italy)
Location
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Location Note:
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Via XX Settembre, 55
Work_LocationNotes
Via XX Settembre, 55
Location Note
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GPS:
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43.468976 11.880101
GPS
43.468976 11.880101
GPS
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Date:
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1548 (creation)
Work_DateDisplay
1548 (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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Mannerist (Renaissance-Baroque style)
Work_StylePeriodDisp lay
Mannerist (Renaissance-Baroque style)
Style Period
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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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Paintings
Work_Classification
Paintings
Classification
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Material:
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pigment on plaster
Work_MaterialDisplay
pigment on plaster
Material
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Technique:
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fresco painting (technique); grisaille
Work_Technique
fresco painting (technique); grisaille
Technique
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Subjects:
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allegory; literary or legendary; mythology (Classical); Jupiter (Roman deity); Mercury (Roman deity); Zodiac; trompe l'oeil; astrology
Work_Image_SubjectDi splay
allegory; literary or legendary; mythology (Classical); Jupiter (Roman deity); Mercury (Roman deity); Zodiac; trompe l'oeil; astrology
Subjects
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Description:
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Vasari bought this house in 1541, and rebuilt it, finishing in 1547; he also painted the interiors from 1542-ca. 1548. It is characteristic of his self-confidence that he lavished as much effort on his own house as on those of his patrons. This may also reflect the influence of the elaborately decorated houses of Andrea Mantegna and Giulio Romano, which he had seen in Mantua in 1541. The Sala del Trionfo della Virtù (the main hall of the house), painted in 1548, includes monochrome (grisaille) frescoes illustrating well-known anecdotes about artists of antiquity recorded by Pliny. The rest of the iconography is focused on the role and the influence of the stars (astrology) on human life, allegorical figures, and, on the ceiling, The Triumph of Virtue, who struggles with Fortune and Envy. (Source: Grove Art Online; http://www.oxfordart online.com/)
Work_Description_Sou rce
Vasari bought this house in 1541, and rebuilt it, finishing in 1547; he also painted the interiors from 1542-ca. 1548. It is characteristic of his self-confidence that he lavished as much effort on his own house as on those of his patrons. This may also reflect the influence of the elaborately decorated houses of Andrea Mantegna and Giulio Romano, which he had seen in Mantua in 1541. The Sala del Trionfo della Virtù (the main hall of the house), painted in 1548, includes monochrome (grisaille) frescoes illustrating well-known anecdotes about artists of antiquity recorded by Pliny. The rest of the iconography is focused on the role and the influence of the stars (astrology) on human life, allegorical figures, and, on the ceiling, The Triumph of Virtue, who struggles with Fortune and Envy. (Source: Grove Art Online; http://www.oxfordart online.com/)
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Collection:
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Adjunct Module B: Italian Art
LocalCollection
Adjunct Module B: Italian Art
Collection
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Identifier:
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7A1-VG-CGV-RVT-B01
Image_OriginalVendor ID
7A1-VG-CGV-RVT-B01
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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