Offered by Antichità Castelbarco
The Allegory of Sculpture by Paolo Caliari, known as Veronese (Verona 1528 – Venice 1588)
Venetian school, early 18th century Oil on copper (97 x 63 cm - with frame 110 x 74 cm)
A seductive female figure, richly adorned and dressed like an ancient goddess ‘in Venetian style’, with a refined up-do, is depicted stepping on the base of a fluted column, resting her left hand on it, partly veiled. She is looking at her son, who is still breastfeeding, has just been discovered, and is presented as a small sculptor, but who still needs many lessons to finish the rough model of a satyr in clay that he is showing to his mother, holding out the stick to her as if to ask for help.
The little boy, almost naked and balancing himself, also needs protection, and he places the damp clay model on the cloak to avoid getting dirty, while he too steps on the architectural frame. At the top right, in a setting of ancient ruins, a laughing head of a Satyr smiles at the scene. This excellent work was created using the oil on copper technique, characterised by the brilliant colours and intense luminosity typical of this medium, which give the work a precious and fascinating appearance.
Our artist, who worked in the first part of the 18th century, has masterfully depicted this subject, referring to the series of four allegories created by Paolo Veronese (1528-1588), one of the greatest Venetian artists of the Renaissance.
Specifically, he has taken the only one with a female subject, entitled ‘Allegory of Sculpture’, now kept in Verbania at Villa San Remigio. In the details, the photo of the original work together with the pendant of the Allegory of Astronomy.
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