Metaphysics, 1760, Fresco, transferred to canvas, 146 x 57 7/8 in. (370.8 x 147 cm), Paintings, Giovanni Battista Tiepolo (Italian, Venice 1696–1770 Madrid) and Workshop, and Girolamo Mengozzi (called Colonna) (Italian, Venetian, 1688–ca. 1766), Like the other frescoes in this gallery, this allegorical figure of Metaphysics, identified by the inscription on the base of the feigned statue, is from the Palazzo Valle-Marchesini-Sala in Vicenza. The simulated architecture, foreshortened from a viewing point in the center of the room, was carried out by a specialist in this type of work, Girolamo Mengozzi Colonna, who collaborated with Tiepolo on a number of commissions
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Metaphysics, 1760, Fresco, transferred, canvas, 146 x 57 7/8, 370.8 147 cm, Paintings, Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, Italian, Venice, 1696–1770, Madrid, and Workshop, Girolamo Mengozzi, called Colonna, Venetian, 1688–ca., 1766, frescoes, gallery, allegorical figure, identified, inscription, base, feigned statue, Palazzo Valle-Marchesini-Sala, Vicenza, simulated architecture, foreshortened, viewing point, center, room, carried out, specialist, type, work, Girolamo Mengozzi, collaborated, Tiepolo, number, commissions
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