How The Triumph of Marius is about the losers as much as the winners

"Tiepolo's style, and the same is true for opera, is that more is more."

"Tiepolo's style, and the same is true for opera, is that more is more."

Curator Xavier Salomon on the painting "The Triumph of Marius" by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo.

Throughout 2013, The Met invited curators from across the Museum to each talk about one artwork that changed the way they see the world. Each episode is interpreted by a Museum photographer.

Photography by Oi-Cheong Lee

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A young girl poses with a stoic face and a hand on her hip. Her dress and hair are accented with flowers.
“Look at her, a bright new fire swiveling to life.”
Deborah Landau
July 14
A collage of blurred images depicts people in various settings, with groups standing near structures and rocky landscapes. The mood is contemplative and somber.
I wept thinking of the many treks around prison rec yards I’d made with men whose crimes would never be forgiven, for whom freedom sometimes felt as unlikely as sainthood.
Reginald Dwayne Betts
June 24
Two women in opulent dress and jewelry sit facing each other on a patterned carpet
Shimmering jewels in Pahari School paintings.
Olivia Dill and Marina Ruiz Molina
May 27
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The Triumph of Marius, Giovanni Battista Tiepolo  Italian, Oil on canvas
Giovanni Battista Tiepolo
1729