Assembly of the Gods

Pietro da Cortona (Pietro Berrettini) (1596 - 1669)

British Museum

circa 1651 - 1655

An early preparatory study for the ceiling fresco in the gallery of the Palazzo Pamphili (Piazza Navona), Rome. The frescos illustrate stories from the Aeneid (the Pamphili family claimed descent from the Aeneas). The central compartment represents the Apotheosis of Aeneas, with Jupiter looking towards Venus who points to the left and Hercules at the far right turning towards them.

• Medium: black & red chalk, pen & brown ink & wash with white heightening
• Dimensions: 24.3 x 60.3cm
• Art Fund Grant: £8000 ( Total: £80,000)
• ArtFunded in: 1992
• Vendor: M Shickman

Provenance

Holkham Hall.

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