POMPEO BATONI (1708-1787) Allegory of the Arts (1740) Oil on canvas (175 x 138 cm) Frankfurt, Städelisches Museum To enlarge the picture, right-click on it and “Open in a new tab” In 1740, Pompeo Batoni began to work on a large canvas that was commissioned by a Florentine nobleman, the Marquess Vincenzo Riccardi. The subject …
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Peace and War
POMPEO BATONI (1708-1787) Allegory of Peace and War (1776) Oil on canvas (136 x 99 cm) The Art Institute of Chicago, USA To enlarge the picture, right-click on it and “Open in a new tab” In 1998 the Art Institute of Chicago (AIC) acquired one of Pompeo Batoni´s most beautiful allegorical paintings. The picture was …
Allegory of Arithmetic
LAURENT DE LA HYRE (1606-1656) Allegory of Arithmetic (1650) Oil on canvas 103 x 109 cm Stichting Hannema-de Stuers Foundation, Heino, The Netherlands To enlarge the picture, right-click on it and "Open in a new tab" Laurent de La Hyre was a pupil of Jean Baptiste Lallemand, although the strongest influence in his formation was …
Allegory of Painting
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