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Glorification of the future emperor Joseph I
Sebastiano Riccic. 1700
Schönbrunn Palace
Vienna, Austria
Commissioned by Joseph, this ceiling fresco represents the glorification of the future emperor as a heroic warrior and man of virtue. He is depicted three times: once subject to the temptations of Venus, then in pursuit of fleeing enemies and finally receiving the victor's wreath.
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Details
- Title: Glorification of the future emperor Joseph I
- Creator Lifespan: 1659 - 1734
- Creator Nationality: Italian
- Creator Gender: Male
- Creator Death Place: Venice
- Creator Birth Place: Belluno (?)
- Date: c. 1700
- Process/technique: Painted a fresco
- Painter: Sebastiano Ricci
- Epoch: Baroque
- Ceiling fresco: Schönbrunn Palace, Schönbrunn Palace
- Provenance: Schloß Schönbrunn Kultur- und Betriebsges.mb.H.
- Type: Fresco
- External Link: http://www.schoenbrunn.at/en/things-to-know/palace/tour-of-the-palace/blue-staircase.html
- Medium: Fresco
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