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The Game of Chess

Giulio Campic. 1530 - c. 1532

Palazzo Madama

Palazzo Madama
Torino, Italy

This painting may conceal allegorical themes and portraits of real people (the figure of the buxom woman might allude to Venus, and that of the man-at-arms to Mars) and thus to a wedding event, but the interplay of glances, gestures, and allusions might suggest a group portrait: the melancholy young man looking towards the viewer might be Giulio Campi himself, as we see him in the self portrait certainly attributable to him in the Allegory in the Museo Poldi Pezzoli (Milan). The man leaning on the table might be his father Galeazzo.

Details

  • Title: The Game of Chess
  • Creator: Giulio Campi
  • Creator Lifespan: c. 1508 - 1573
  • Creator Nationality: Italian
  • Creator Gender: Male
  • Creator Death Place: Cremona
  • Date: c. 1530 - c. 1532
  • Physical Dimensions: w127 x h90 cm
  • Date of acquisition: 1970
  • Acquisition: Purchase
  • Provenance: Museo Civico d'Arte Antica - Palazzo Madama, Turin
  • Type: Paintings
  • Rights: http://www.palazzomadamatorino.it/copyright.php
  • External Link: Museo Civico d'Arte Antica - Palazzo Madama, Turin
  • Medium: Oil on canvas

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