Hebe or Juventas

1800 · Private collection

mythological

Michelangelo Maestri incorporated in his paintings motifs from the antique room decorations at Pompeii and Herculaneum, but they are also based on designs by Raphael or his pupil Giulio Romano. They were immensely popular and were acquired in large numbers by northern Europeans on their Grand Tour.

About the Artist

Michelangelo Maestri

1779 – 1812

Italian painter. His finest compositions are based on motifs from antique frescos discovered in Pompeii and Herculaneum and from designs by Raphael or his pupil Giulio Romano. His work became very popular and often purchased by European travelers during their Grand Tour. Some of his most famous gouaches portray putti leading animals on a chariot and were inspired by ceiling frescoes in the salone of Villa Lante, on the Janiculum Hill in Rome.

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