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One of Venice’s leading painters, Giovanni Battista Piazzetta transformed the gritty realism and dramatic light effects of earlier Baroque painting into his own poetic style. This is one of two paintings of life-size, rustic figures that Piazetta made for his patron, Field Marshall Johann Matthias von der Schulenberg. Their meaning remains mysterious. The half-naked boy holding a basket of grapes has been interpreted as the infant Bacchus, the god of wine, although Piazzetta made no reference in his description of the work to a symbolic meaning. The artist was probably responding to his patron’s taste for pastoral scenes, a genre that appealed to middle- and upper-class city dwellers for its idealized views of rural life.
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| Medium | oil paint (paint) |
| Dimensions | 143 × 191 Cm |
| Tags | pastoralnudesanimalsdogdogsbirdbirdsducksmenwomenwomanwoman with childrenchildrenboysnaturewaterrockstrees |
| Certificate | Certificate not provided |
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Chain of custody, exhibitions, and verification milestones synced from the provenance service.
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G. H. Winterbottom, London
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his heirs
his heirs
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Guida da Faenza Collection
Guida da Faenza Collection
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Paris, France, Grand Palais, Venice at Vivaldi and Tiepolo’s time, September 14 2018-January 21, 2019, cat. 50; Venice, Palazzo Ducale, Feb. 23- June 9, 2019.
Paris, France, Grand Palais, Venice at Vivaldi and Tiepolo’s time, September 14 2018-January 21, 2019, cat. 50; Venice, Palazzo Ducale, Feb. 23- June 9, 2019.
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Loisel, Catherine, et. al., Venice at Vivaldi and Tiepolo’s time, exh. cat.
Loisel, Catherine, et. al., Venice at Vivaldi and Tiepolo’s time, exh. cat. (Grand Palais, 2018) pp. 76, pp. 80.
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John E. Gedo, "Piazzetta's pastorales: disguised complexities," Storia dell'arte 110, 10
John E. Gedo, "Piazzetta's pastorales: disguised complexities," Storia dell'arte 110, 10 (2005), pp. 121-40.
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Michael Levey, “A Note on Marshal Schulenberg’s Collection,” Arte veneta XII,
Michael Levey, “A Note on Marshal Schulenberg’s Collection,” Arte veneta XII, (1958), p. 221.
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Commissioned by Marshall Schulenburg, Venice, by 1743 [his inventory 1743, Royal Academy 1954–55, no....
Commissioned by Marshall Schulenburg, Venice, by 1743 [his inventory 1743, Royal Academy 1954–55, no. 510]
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Toledo, Museum of Art, Four Centuries of Venetian Painting, March 8–31, 1940, no. 40.
Toledo, Museum of Art, Four Centuries of Venetian Painting, March 8–31, 1940, no. 40.
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Daniel Catton Rich, Catalogue of the Charles H. and Mary F. S. Worcester Collection,
Daniel Catton Rich, Catalogue of the Charles H. and Mary F. S. Worcester Collection, (Chicago, 1938), no. 22.
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San Francisco, California Palace of the Legion of Honor, Venetian Painting: from the Fifteenth Century through the Eighteenth Century, June 25–July 24, 1938, no. 48.
San Francisco, California Palace of the Legion of Honor, Venetian Painting: from the Fifteenth Century through the Eighteenth Century, June 25–July 24, 1938, no. 48.
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purchased by Art Institute, 1937.
purchased by Art Institute, 1937.
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Art Institute of Chicago Bulletin XXXI,
Art Institute of Chicago Bulletin XXXI, (Chicago, 1937), pp. 98–100.
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Jacob Heimann, Milan, 1936 [letter from Heimann to Art Institute of Chicago, dated April 25, 1937]
Jacob Heimann, Milan, 1936 [letter from Heimann to Art Institute of Chicago, dated April 25, 1937]
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Venice, Correr Museum, 1936–37.
Venice, Correr Museum, 1936–37.
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M. D. and D. M. Koetser, London, 1936 [Koetser letter, cited above]
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Rodolfo Pallucchini, Pantheon XVIII, 1936, p. 250, ill.
Rodolfo Pallucchini, Pantheon XVIII, 1936, p. 250, ill.
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his sale, Rome, 1902 [letter from M....
his sale, Rome, 1902 [letter from M. D. Koetser, dated February 27, 1936, in curatorial file]
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Tancred Borenius, “ Notes on Giovanni Battista Piazzetta,” Burlington Magazine 30,
Tancred Borenius, “ Notes on Giovanni Battista Piazzetta,” Burlington Magazine 30, (January, 1917), pp. 10–16, ill.
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17th-Century Gallery, London, 1917 [unsubstantiated note in curatorial file and Maxon and Rishel 1970, p....
17th-Century Gallery, London, 1917 [unsubstantiated note in curatorial file and Maxon and Rishel 1970, p. 88]. Auction London, 1935
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Adriano Mariuz, “Giovanni Battista Piazzetta” in The Dictionary of Art, vol. 24
Adriano Mariuz, “Giovanni Battista Piazzetta” in The Dictionary of Art, vol. 24 (London, 1996), p. 705.
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Thomas W. Gaehtgens and Kszysztof Pomian, Le XVIIIe siécle
Thomas W. Gaehtgens and Kszysztof Pomian, Le XVIIIe siécle (Paris, 1995), p. 354, ill.
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sold to Mr....
sold to Mr. Greenwood in 1774 [Binion 1994, pp. 98–99]
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exhibition
London, Royal Academy, The Glory of Venice: Art in the Eighteenth Century, September 15–December 14, 1994 no. 79; Washington D.C., National Gallery of Art, January 29–April 23, 1995.
London, Royal Academy, The Glory of Venice: Art in the Eighteenth Century, September 15–December 14, 1994 no. 79; Washington D.C., National Gallery of Art, January 29–April 23, 1995.
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Alice Binion, La Galleria Scomparsa del Maresciallo von der Schulenburg
Alice Binion, La Galleria Scomparsa del Maresciallo von der Schulenburg (Milan, 1994), pp. 98–100, fig. 32.
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Adriano Mariuz, Giuseppe Pavanello, Giandomenico Romanelli, Pietro Longhi
Adriano Mariuz, Giuseppe Pavanello, Giandomenico Romanelli, Pietro Longhi (Milan, 1993), p. 35.
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George Knox, Giambattista Piazetta 1682–1754
George Knox, Giambattista Piazetta 1682–1754 (Oxford, 1992), pp. 184–98, fog. 134.
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Giancarlo Sestieri, La pittura del Settecento
Giancarlo Sestieri, La pittura del Settecento (Bologna, 1988), p. 131.
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Rodolfo Pallucchini, La pittura del Settecento, vol. 1,
Rodolfo Pallucchini, La pittura del Settecento, vol. 1, (Milan, 1984), p. 388, fig. 621.
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Giambattista Piazzetta, Il suo Tempo, la sua scuola, exh. cat.
Giambattista Piazzetta, Il suo Tempo, la sua scuola, exh. cat. (Venice, 1983), pp. 23, 102–103, ill.
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Rodolfo Pallucchini, L’opera completa del Piazzetta
Rodolfo Pallucchini, L’opera completa del Piazzetta (Milan, 1982), p. 388, fig. 621.
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Brigitte Klesse, Katalog der Italienschen, Französischen und Spanischen Gemälde bis 1800 im Wallraf-Richartz-Museum
Brigitte Klesse, Katalog der Italienschen, Französischen und Spanischen Gemälde bis 1800 im Wallraf-Richartz-Museum (Cologne, 1973), p. 96.
Tue
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John Maxon and Joseph J. Rishel, Painting in the Eighteenth Century: Rococo to Romanticisim, exh. cat., Art Institute of Chicago, Minneapolis Institute of Art, Toledo Museum of Art,
John Maxon and Joseph J. Rishel, Painting in the Eighteenth Century: Rococo to Romanticisim, exh. cat., Art Institute of Chicago, Minneapolis Institute of Art, Toledo Museum of Art, (Chicago, 1970), pp. 88–90, no. 33, ill.
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exhibition
Chicago, Art Institute, Painting in Italy in the Eighteenth Century, September 19–November 8, 1970; traveled to Minneapolis, Institute of Art, December 3, 1970–June 10, 1971, and Toledo, Museum of Art, February 7–March 21, 1971, no. 33.
Chicago, Art Institute, Painting in Italy in the Eighteenth Century, September 19–November 8, 1970; traveled to Minneapolis, Institute of Art, December 3, 1970–June 10, 1971, and Toledo, Museum of Art, February 7–March 21, 1971, no. 33.
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Venice, Palazzo Ducale, Dal Ricci a Tiepolo, June 7–October 15, 1969, no. 62.
Venice, Palazzo Ducale, Dal Ricci a Tiepolo, June 7–October 15, 1969, no. 62.
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his sale at Christie’s, London, April 13, 1775, no....
his sale at Christie’s, London, April 13, 1775, no. 41 or 42
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