Apotheosis of the Pisani Family
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Apotheosis of the Pisani Family is a grand 18th-century ceiling fresco by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo that glorifies the Venetian Pisani family through an elaborate, allegorical scene.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
allegorical painting
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ceiling fresco ⓘ |
| artForm | fresco ⓘ |
| artHistoricalContext | 18th-century Venetian aristocratic patronage ⓘ |
| artisticSchool | Venetian school NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Pisani family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Republic of Venice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creator |
Giambattista Tiepolo
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Giovanni Battista Tiepolo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts |
Pisani family
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allegory of abundance ⓘ allegory of fame ⓘ allegory of family glory ⓘ allegory of justice ⓘ allegory of power ⓘ allegory of virtue ⓘ allegory of wisdom ⓘ figures in dynamic foreshortening ⓘ gods of Olympus ⓘ heraldic motifs of the Pisani family ⓘ personifications of virtues ⓘ triumphal imagery ⓘ |
| genre | allegorical art ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced | later decorative ceiling painting in Italy ⓘ |
| hasPart |
allegorical figures
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architectural illusionism ⓘ central oculus-like opening illusion ⓘ clouds and sky ⓘ mythological figures ⓘ |
| inception | 18th century ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Italian ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
Italy
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Stra NERFINISHED ⓘ Veneto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | Villa Pisani, Stra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSubject | glorification of the Pisani family ⓘ |
| movement |
Late Baroque
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Rococo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | decoration of Villa Pisani ⓘ |
| position | ceiling ⓘ |
| usesColor | luminous palette ⓘ |
| usesTechnique |
illusionistic perspective
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quadratura ⓘ |
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