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ADJUNCT MODULE D: WORLD ART
LocalCollection
ADJUNCT MODULE D: WORLD ART
Collection
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Preferred Title:
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Palazzo del Te; Hall of the Horses
Work_PrefTitle
Palazzo del Te; Hall of the Horses
Preferred Title
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Alternate Title:
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Palazzo Te; Sala dei Cavalli
Work_AltTitle
Palazzo Te; Sala dei Cavalli
Alternate Title
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Image View:
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North wall, imitation 'bronze' in grisaille; Hercules Slaying the Lernaean Hydra
Image_Title
North wall, imitation 'bronze' in grisaille; Hercules Slaying the Lernaean Hydra
Image View
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Creator:
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workshop of Giulio Romano (Italian artist, 1499-1546)
Agent_Display
workshop of Giulio Romano (Italian artist, 1499-1546)
Creator
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Location:
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site: Palazzo del Te (Mantua, Lombardy, Italy)
Work_Location_Type_D isplay
site: Palazzo del Te (Mantua, Lombardy, Italy)
Location
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Location Note:
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Viale Te, 13
Work_LocationNotes
Viale Te, 13
Location Note
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GPS:
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45.14737 10.78728
GPS
45.14737 10.78728
GPS
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Date:
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1526-1528 (creation)
Work_DateDisplay
1526-1528 (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); Sixteenth century
Work_StylePeriodDisp lay
Mannerist (Renaissance-Baroque style); Sixteenth century
Style Period
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Work Type 1:
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reception room
Work_Worktype1
reception room
Work Type 1
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Work Type 2:
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fresco (painting)
Work_Worktype2
fresco (painting)
Work Type 2
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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 (fresco)
Work_MaterialDisplay
pigment on plaster (fresco)
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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animal; mythology (Classical); Gonzaga family; Hercules (Roman mythological character); horses; trompe l' oeil
Work_Image_SubjectDi splay
animal; mythology (Classical); Gonzaga family; Hercules (Roman mythological character); horses; trompe l' oeil
Subjects
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Description:
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Created to receive the guests and host the most important ceremonies, the room owes its name to the portraits of the superb life size horses painted on the walls. Federico, as his predecessors, bred and cared for horses in the famous Gonzaga stables, considering them the best gift to a friend or important guest. Two of the six horses still have their names written below: "Morel Favorito", the grey horse on the South wall and "Dario", the fair horse on the North wall. The room has trompe l' oeil painted architecture including Corinthian pillars, niches with statues of divinities and busts of illustrious men and women above the windows. The upper part of the frescoed walls feature imitations of bronze bas-reliefs in grisaille which narrate the Labors of Hercules. (Source: Palazzo Te [website]; http://www.palazzote .it)
Work_Description_Sou rce
Created to receive the guests and host the most important ceremonies, the room owes its name to the portraits of the superb life size horses painted on the walls. Federico, as his predecessors, bred and cared for horses in the famous Gonzaga stables, considering them the best gift to a friend or important guest. Two of the six horses still have their names written below: "Morel Favorito", the grey horse on the South wall and "Dario", the fair horse on the North wall. The room has trompe l' oeil painted architecture including Corinthian pillars, niches with statues of divinities and busts of illustrious men and women above the windows. The upper part of the frescoed walls feature imitations of bronze bas-reliefs in grisaille which narrate the Labors of Hercules. (Source: Palazzo Te [website]; http://www.palazzote .it)
Description
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Collection:
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Archivision Adjunct Module D: World Art
LocalCollection
Archivision Adjunct Module D: World Art
Collection
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Identifier:
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1A1-RG-PT-I-HOH-A18
Image_OriginalVendor ID
1A1-RG-PT-I-HOH-A18
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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