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Olympus, 1743/1744
| Content Provider | Art Institute of Chicago |
|---|---|
| Artist | Lorenzo de'Ferrari |
| Spatial Coverage | Italy |
| Temporal Coverage | 1743-1744 |
| Description | This large sheet is the final study for Ferrari's ceiling decoration in the Galleria Dorata in Palazzo Carrega-Cataldi, in Genoa, which he completed in 1743-1744. The composition depicts a scene from Book I of Virgil's Aeneid, when the goddess Venus appreaches Jupited on Olympus to lament her son Aeneas's adversities. [A work made of brush and brown ink and brown wash, heightened with white gouache, over graphite, on tan laid paper.] |
| File Format | JPG / JPEG |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Rights License | The `description` field in this response is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 Generic License (CC-By) and the Terms and Conditions of artic.edu. All other data in this response is licensed under a Creative Commons Zero (CC0) 1.0 designation and the Terms and Conditions of artic.edu. |
| Use Rights URL | https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/ |
| Subject Keyword | Pen and Ink Drawings Paper (fiber Product) Ink Gouache Watercolor Water-base Paint Paint Graphite Drawings (visual Works) Prints and Drawings Artworks Drawing and Watercolor |
| Content Type | Image |
| Resource Type | Painting |
| Object Type | Drawing |
