MAKE A MEME View Large Image Verrio.jpg User Mifter/from commons Hampton Court Palace<br>Techniques - oil on paper mounted on panel<br>Place - London England <br><br> Dimensions - Height 34 3 cm unframed Width 49 8 cm unframed Depth 1 2 cm <br><br> Object Type - This ...
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Keywords: Verrio.jpg User Mifter/from commons Hampton Court Palace<br>Techniques - oil on paper mounted on panel<br>Place - London England <br><br> Dimensions - Height 34 3 cm unframed Width 49 8 cm unframed Depth 1 2 cm <br><br> Object Type - This is a preliminary study in effect the proposed design It was probably intended to be shown to William III to obtain his approval for the full-scale work The painting is not highly finished and its technique is relatively crude but very vigorous <br><br> People - Along with the architect Hugh May and the carver Grinling Gibbons Verrio was responsible for introducing to England the Baroque style of interior decoration that had developed in Italy and France His first commission from Charles II was the decoration of the staterooms at Windsor Castle and over the following 30 years he monopolised most of the important royal commissions In 1684 Verrio was appointed Principal Painter to the King <br><br> Subjects Depicted - Verrio shows the mythological figure of Minerva the goddess of Wisdom surrounded by allegorical figures representing Astronomy Music Poetry Architecture Sculpture and Painting This subject symbolised enlightened royal patronage of the Arts and Verrio has enlivened it with the dramatic gestures typical of his work original text 1 Antonio Verrio Museum no E 1085-1916 circa 1700 <br/> 2008 01 05 original upload date Creator Antonio Verrio Original uploader was VAwebteam at http //en wikipedia org en wikipedia PD-old-100 PD-old-100 original upload log page en wikipedia Verrio jpg 2008-01-05 12 34 VAwebteam 650×468× 74423 bytes <nowiki>Sketch for the Ceiling of the Banqueting House Hampton Court Palace about 1700 Antonio Verrio Museum no E 1085-1916 Techniques - oil on paper mounted on panel Place - London England Dimensions - Height 34 3 cm unframed Width 49 8 cm unframed </nowiki> source Creator Antonio Verrio Antonio Verrio Paintings of Minerva Oil on paper Banqueting House Hampton Court
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