Wall painting: Nobleman in Front of a Tavern

1773 · Villa Poggio Imperiale, Arcetri, Florence

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The picture shows one of the two opposing wall paintings, the Shepherd Idyll and Nobleman in Front of a Tavern, in the Sala delle Opere e dei Giorni. These paintings with charming landscapes were most likely meant to be images of antithetical spheres of life. The shepherd idyll in a landscape dotted with classical ruins is juxtaposed to a craggy landscape featuring a country tavern with hustling activity in front of it.

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Wall painting: Nobleman in Front of a Tavern

About the Artist

Giuseppe Maria Terreni

1739 – 1811

Italian painter and printmaker. He was particularly active in his hometown where he painted many frescoes which were destroyed in World War II. In 1766 he was introduced to the grand ducal court in Florence, and later painted a room in the Palazzo Pitti. In 1773-78 he painted frescoes in the Medici Villa Poggio Imperiale. Between 1783 and 1785, he executed panoramic views of Livorno and its port in which the influence of Giuseppe Zocchi and Jakob Philipp Hackert can be seen. Terreni used also watercolour and engraving to realize portraits.

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