An Allegory of the Virtues of Federico II Gonzaga

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An Allegory of the Virtues of Federico II Gonzaga

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Giulio Romano (Giulio Pippi)

Italian Artist · 1499–1546

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Giulio Romano was so famous in the century after his death that he is the only "modern" artist mentioned by Shakespeare in a play. A Roman native, by about 1515 he was working for Raphael in the Vatican, eventually becoming the master's most trusted aide. Raphael's late works indicate the increasing torsion and tension that Mannerist artists like Giulio would bring to full flower, ideas that Giuli

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Seated on the edge of a cloud, in the center of the bottom of this drawing, a personification of the city of Mantua reaches out to receive a book from another figure at the right. Others circle above her holding in their hands such attributes as a globe, a lute, and a wreath. The god Mercury, identifiable by his winged helmet, hovers in the upper right corner. Giulio Romano produced this design as a study for his patron Federico II Gonzaga's Palazzo del Tè, outside of Mantua. Intended to glorify Federico and his reign, it presents the central ceiling fresco of an addition to the palazzo. The numerous pentimenti in the drawing show that Giulio continued to experiment with the arrangement of the figures. For example, the right arm of the woman with a wreath was originally extended, holding a book. The figure on the far left, whose left arm reaches towards the center, was originally drawn slightly higher.

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Artist/Maker
Giulio Romano (Giulio Pippi)
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https://www.getty.edu/art/collection/object/103QXT
Date
about 1530
Medium
Pen and brown ink with black chalk, with corrections by the artist in opaque white watercolor
Culture
Italian
Object Type
Drawing

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Object Type
Drawing
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Creator
Giulio Romano (Giulio Pippi)
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Culture
Italian
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Medium
Pen and brown ink with black chalk, with corrections by the artist in opaque white watercolor
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Drawings
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The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
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Date
about 1530
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1530
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1530
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