Allegory of the arts

Ansaldo, Giovanni Andrea (1584-1638)

Item type:

painting

Date of creation:

1590-1638

Height:

134.0 cm  (52 3/4 in.)

Width:

75.0 cm  (29 1/2 in.)

Technique / Medium:

oil on canvas

Description

A full-length, seated allegorical figure of the Arts is looking at a book on a table to the left on which is also sheet music, a set square and an armillary sphere. The right elbow rests on the table and the hand holds another open book. A tall sword and palette and paint brushes rest against the plinth in bottom left corner, with a violin in the right corner. The young man is dressed in long, golden, brocade robes and wears a laurel wreath. His left leg rests on a rock and reveals a gold-trimmed, protective sandal.

Iconclass

480
symbolic representations, allegories and emblems ~ art; 'Arte' (Ripa)

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Violin [3573]

Musical works

illegible music notation

RIdIM images

Image URLs

image link 2

RIdIM record id

5545

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