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OverviewThis catalogue brings together preparatory drawings and paintings, as well as documentary photographs, to commemorate an extraordinary fresco cycle by the Venetian painter Giambattista Tiepolo (1696-1770). Painted for Palazzo Archinto in Milan, the frescoes were destroyed in a bombing during WWII. Accompanies an exhibition at The Frick Collection. In 173031, Tiepolo undertook his first significant project outside the Veneto, frescoes for five ceilings in Palazzo Archinto in Milan. The paintings were commissioned by Count Carlo Archinto (16701732), likely in honor of the marriage of his son, Filippo, to Giulia Borromeo. Tiepolo's mythological and allegorical scenes - Triumph of Arts and Sciences; Apollo and Phaëton; Perseus and Andromeda; Juno, Fortune, and Venus; and Nobility - were painted in some of the largest rooms of the palazzo. Unfortunately, the palazzo was bombed during World War II and its interior completely destroyed. Only a series of black-and-white photographs, taken between 1897 and the late 1930s, preserves the frescoes' appearance, but a number of preparatory drawings and paintings provide precious information, including three painted sketches (Triumph of Arts and Sciences, the Museu Nacional de Arte Antiga, Lisbon; Apollo and Phaeton, Los Angeles County Museum; and Perseus and Andromeda, The Frick Collection). Three drawings from the British Museum in London, the Museo Civico in Trieste, and the Sinebrychoff Art Museum in Helsinki are the only related graphic works. These - along with other drawings and prints by Tiepolo and some books - have been reunited for the first time in order to bring to life these extraordinary works of art. 10 images. 1 map Full Product DetailsAuthor: Xavier Salomon , Andrea TomezzoliPublisher: Paul Holberton Publishing Ltd Imprint: Paul Holberton Publishing Ltd ISBN: 9781911300526ISBN 10: 1911300520 Pages: 240 Publication Date: 16 April 2019 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsLovely, melancholic ... intimately absorbing ... may initiate you in the charms--heart, soul, inventiveness, staggering ambition--of Tiepolo's art. --The New Yorker Author InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |