Parnassus (fresco in Villa Albani)
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Parnassus (fresco in Villa Albani) is a celebrated Neoclassical ceiling fresco by Anton Raphael Mengs depicting Apollo and the Muses on Mount Parnassus, often regarded as a manifesto of early Neoclassicism in Rome.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Neoclassical painting
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ceiling fresco ⓘ mythological painting ⓘ |
| artForm | fresco ⓘ |
| artHistoricalPeriod | 18th century ⓘ |
| artisticGoal | emulation of classical harmony and clarity ⓘ |
| artisticStyle | Neoclassical ⓘ |
| associatedPlace | Villa Albani-Torlonia complex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Johann Joachim Winckelmann
NERFINISHED
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Roman artistic circles of the 1760s ⓘ |
| colorPalette | restrained and luminous Neoclassical palette ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Cardinal Alessandro Albani NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Italy ⓘ |
| creator | Anton Raphael Mengs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Roman Neoclassicism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts |
Apollo
NERFINISHED
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Mount Parnassus NERFINISHED ⓘ Mount Parnassus from Greek mythology NERFINISHED ⓘ classical mythology ⓘ gathering of poets and muses ⓘ gathering on a sacred mountain of the arts ⓘ idealized classical landscape ⓘ lyre of Apollo NERFINISHED ⓘ the Muses NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | history painting ⓘ |
| hasPart |
allegorical figures of poetry and the arts
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central figure of Apollo ⓘ figures of the Nine Muses ⓘ |
| iconography | classical deities and muses ⓘ |
| inception | 1760s ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Raphael’s Parnassus (Vatican Stanze)
NERFINISHED
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ancient Roman wall painting ⓘ classical antiquity ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | English ⓘ |
| location |
Rome
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Villa Albani NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialUsed | pigments on wet plaster ⓘ |
| movement | Neoclassicism ⓘ |
| notableFor |
clarity of contour and balanced composition
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didactic Neoclassical program ⓘ |
| patronage | Roman aristocratic patronage ⓘ |
| position | ceiling ⓘ |
| significance | manifesto of early Neoclassicism in Rome ⓘ |
| subjectHeading | Apollo and the Muses NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
celebration of poetry and the arts
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revival of classical ideals ⓘ |
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