Detail View: ADJUNCT MODULE D: WORLD ART: Palazzo Chiericati; Hall of the Council of the Gods
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Collection:
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ADJUNCT MODULE D: WORLD ART
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Preferred Title:
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Palazzo Chiericati; Hall of the Council of the Gods
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Alternate Title:
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Palazzo Chiericati; Sala del Concilio degli Dei
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Image View:
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Ceiling structure with polygons flanking the center square with rib vaulted half-domes at the corners
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Creator:
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Bartolomeo Ridolfi (Italian stuccoist, died ca. 1571); Giovanni Battista Zelotti (Italian artist, 1526-1578)
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Location:
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repository: Palazzo Chiericati (Vicenza, Veneto, Italy)
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Location Note:
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Piazza Matteotti 37/39
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GPS:
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+45.549167+11.549167
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Date:
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ca. 1558 (creation)
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Cultural Context:
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Italian
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Style Period:
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Mannerist (Renaissance-Baroque style); Sixteenth century
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Work Type 1:
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ceiling
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Work Type 2:
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stuccowork
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Work Type 3:
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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 (fresco); stucco
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Technique:
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fresco painting (technique); grisaille; molding (forming)
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Subjects:
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cycles or series; decorative arts; mythology (Classical)
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Description:
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Zelotti was a contemporary of Paolo Veronese and shared work with him. Zelotti came to embody the Veronese tradition on the mainland. He frescoed several villas (notably the Villa Emo and the Villa Foscari) designed by Andrea Palladio; the exact number is not known. The Council of the Gods was a frequent ceiling theme of the period; Zelotti painted the theme several times, including the Doge's Palace in Venice. The central panel is a square, with figures rendered with extreme foreshortening. Around this are oval paintings in grisaille with elaborate cartouches in stuccowork. Interspersed in the ribs and vaults are small details based on Roman cameos. (Source: Wikipedia; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page)
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Collection:
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Archivision Adjunct Module D: World Art
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Identifier:
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7A2-I-VI-PC-HCG-A14
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Rights:
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© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
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