Keywords: Sebastiano Ricci and Marco Ricci - Imaginary Tomb of the First Duke of Devonshire.jpg Artwork Q19930515 title en Imaginary Monument to William Cavendish First Duke of Devonshire 1640-1707 title de Grabmal des Herzogs von Devonshire oil canvas cm 217 138 Birmingham Barber Institute of Fine Arts en This painting is based on a complex iconography and represents an imaginary monument to the Duke of Devonshire showing a several figures admiring a group of sculptures perched on a pedestal among Roman ruins The whole picture is bathed into a sunset light that enhances the dramatic atmosphere and underlines the importance of heroism in the subject matter de In Zusammenarbeit mit seinem Neffen Marco Ricci entstanden Teil einer Gemäldeserie zu Grabstätten namenhafter Persönlichkeiten Englands object history provenanceEvent commission Owen Mc Swiny http //collections vam ac uk/item/O131998/imaginary-monument-to-william-cavendish-oil-painting-ricci-sebastiano/ 1725 Creator Marco Ricci and Creator Sebastiano Ricci Other versions PD-old-100 Paintings by Sebastiano Ricci Marco Ricci paintings Baroque paintings Rococo paintings 1725 paintings Paintings of ruins People and ruins in paintings Paintings of graves Pointing in art 18th-century oil on canvas paintings in the United Kingdom Paintings in the Barber Institute of Fine Arts William Cavendish 1st Duke of Devonshire |