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 …
Tag: Johann Winckelmann
Johann Winckelmann
ANTON VON MARON Portrait of Johann Winckelmann (1768) Oil on canvas (136 x 100 cm) Schlossmuseum, Weimar To enlarge the picture, right-click on it and open it in a new tab This is von Maron's finest portrait, a work of art that truly deserves the title of a masterpiece. Painted a few months before Winckelmann's …
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