Venice, Italy: San Marco: Doge's Palace: Antechamber to the Hall of the Full College
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Sheppard, Beth M.
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May 22, 2017
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Italy , Venice , Venezia , San Marco , Doge's Palace , Antechamber to the Hall of the Full College , Sala dell'Anticollegio , Venetian Paintings , Italian High Renaissance Paintings , Jacopo Tintoretto , Paolo Veronese , Jacopo Bassano , Allegorical Paintings , Biblical Scenes in Art , Travel in Art , Chimney Pieces , Palladian Style , Scamozzi , Tiziano Aspetti
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Multiple photos are associated with this record. Please click the links to view all of the items in the series. The photos show artwork and signage in the Antechamber to the Hall of the Full College (in Italian: Sala dell'Anticollegio) of the Doge's Palace (Palazzo Ducale), which is located in the San Marco district on the island of Venice, Italy. Venice (Venezia) is a city in northeastern Italy that is built on a group of 126 islands separated by open water and canals, linked through 472 bridges. The historical island city is home to only 51K people, but a very popular tourist destination with about 60K tourists per day. A UNESCO World Heritage Site, it is renowned for its beauty, architecture, and artwork. The Doge (chief magistrate) of Venice was the supreme authority of the Republic of Venice when this palace was built in 1340. The Antechamber to the Hall of the Full College within the Doge's Palace was an anteroom for visiting dignitaries. Its original art was destroyed in a fire in 1574. In the photo showing three paintings, the pieces are (from the left): "Minerva Sending Away Mars from Peace and Prosperity," by Tintoretto (1576-77), which depicts Peace crowned with an olive wreath and Prosperity filling her cup with fruit; "Rape of Europa," by Paolo Veronese (1576-80), and approximately the left third of "Return of Jacob with His Family," by Jacopo Bassano (ca. 1580). These are all representative artworks of the High Renaissance in Italy. Paintings that employ allegorical themes, such as those by Tintoretto in this room, represented the harmonious progression of the seasons, congruent with the desire for harmony of good government in the Venetian Republic. Bassano painted many works with the Biblical theme of travel as an allegory for the spiritual journey to salvation. The photo of the chimney depicts Palladian style with statues by Scamozzi and the upper relief by Tiziano Aspetti.
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