Tuesday, August 11, 2015

Balloon Ascent

Francesco Guardi
Balloon Ascent at Venice
18th century
Morgan Library

Giuseppe Bernardino Bison
Putti with Goat & Urn
18th century
Morgan Library

The culture and politics of Italy in the age of Rococo are now remembered mainly for cynicism and hyporcisy, even while the art of the time is remembered as lighthearted and paradoxically sincere.

Lorenzo Sacchetti
Garden Terrace
18th century
Morgan Library

Vittorio Maria Bigari
Circular Hall with Twisted Columns
18th century
Morgan Library

Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Hadrian's Villa
c. 1777
Metropolitan Museum

Canaletto
Imaginary Architectural View
18th century
Morgan Library

Sebastiano Ricci
Two Angels
c. 1734
Morgan Library

Pietro Fancelli
Oblate Roundel with Trophies
18th century
Morgan Library

Gaetano Gandolfi
Mercury & Argus
18th century
Morgan Library

Ubaldo Gandolfi
Orpheus looking back at Eurydice
18th century
Morgan Library

Pier Leone Ghezzi
Self-portrait
18th century
Morgan Library

attributed to Antonio Zucchi
Young Lady with Chaperone and Suitor
18th century
Morgan Library