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A Female Allegorical Figure

ca. 1740–50
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 643
Against a reflective gold-leaf ground, Tiepolo depicts an unknown allegorical figure in a monochrome palette that mimics plaster or stone. The painting above was originally part of a complex decorative scheme, possibly the Sala degli Specchi (Room of Mirrors) in the Palazzo Cornaro, Venice, and comes from a series of four works representing female allegorical figures, two of which are in The Met and two in the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: A Female Allegorical Figure
  • Artist: Giovanni Battista Tiepolo (Italian, Venice 1696–1770 Madrid)
  • Date: ca. 1740–50
  • Medium: Oil on canvas, gold ground
  • Dimensions: Oval, 32 x 24 7/8 in. (81.3 x 63.2 cm)
  • Classification: Paintings
  • Credit Line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wrightsman, 1984
  • Object Number: 1984.49
  • Curatorial Department: European Paintings

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