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ADJUNCT MODULE D: WORLD ART
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ADJUNCT MODULE D: WORLD ART
Collection
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Preferred Title:
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Palazzo del Te; Chamber of the Giants
Work_PrefTitle
Palazzo del Te; Chamber of the Giants
Preferred Title
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Alternate Title:
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Palazzo Te; Camera dei Giganti
Work_AltTitle
Palazzo Te; Camera dei Giganti
Alternate Title
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Image View:
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North wall detail, thunderbolts of Jupiter (Zeus) cause a building to collapse on the Giants; the gods of Olympus are above in the clouds
Image_Title
North wall detail, thunderbolts of Jupiter (Zeus) cause a building to collapse on the Giants; the gods of Olympus are above in the clouds
Image View
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Creator:
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Giulio Romano (Italian painter, 1499-1546)
Agent_Display
Giulio Romano (Italian painter, 1499-1546)
Creator
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Location:
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site: Palazzo del Te (Mantua, Lombardy, Italy)
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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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1532-1535 (creation)
Work_DateDisplay
1532-1535 (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
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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 (fresco)
Work_MaterialDisplay
pigment on plaster (fresco)
Material
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Technique:
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fresco painting (technique)
Work_Technique
fresco painting (technique)
Technique
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Subjects:
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allegory; decorative arts; literary or legendary; mythology (Classical); Ovid, 43 B.C.-17 A.D. or 18 A.D.; false perspective; trompe l'oeill; foreshortening
Work_Image_SubjectDi splay
allegory; decorative arts; literary or legendary; mythology (Classical); Ovid, 43 B.C.-17 A.D. or 18 A.D.; false perspective; trompe l'oeill; foreshortening
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Description:
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The room tells the story of the Fall of the Giants, taken from The Metamorphoses by the Latin poet Ovid. The huge and tumultuous images are part of the bold conception of a painting that denies the limits of architectural environment in such a way that the painting has no other spatial constraints but those generated by the pictorial illusion. Giulio Romano in fact conceals the cuts between the horizontal and vertical levels by smoothing the corners between walls, those between the walls and the ceiling and creating a floor, now lost, made up of a mosaic of painted river pebbles, at the bottom of the walls. The scene has the Olympian gods swirling down on the hapless Giants from above; Zeus destroys the Giants with thunderbolts. (Source: Palazzo Te [website]; http://www.palazzote .it)
Work_Description_Sou rce
The room tells the story of the Fall of the Giants, taken from The Metamorphoses by the Latin poet Ovid. The huge and tumultuous images are part of the bold conception of a painting that denies the limits of architectural environment in such a way that the painting has no other spatial constraints but those generated by the pictorial illusion. Giulio Romano in fact conceals the cuts between the horizontal and vertical levels by smoothing the corners between walls, those between the walls and the ceiling and creating a floor, now lost, made up of a mosaic of painted river pebbles, at the bottom of the walls. The scene has the Olympian gods swirling down on the hapless Giants from above; Zeus destroys the Giants with thunderbolts. (Source: Palazzo Te [website]; http://www.palazzote .it)
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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-SG-A04
Image_OriginalVendor ID
1A1-RG-PT-I-SG-A04
Identifier
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Rights:
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© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
Image_Rights
© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
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