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Allegory of Peace and Justice
Corrado Giaquinto1753-54
Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields
Indianapolis, United States
Details
- Title: Allegory of Peace and Justice
- Creator Lifespan: 1703 - 1766
- Creator Nationality: Italian
- Creator Gender: None
- Date Created: 1753-54
- Type: oil paintings
- Rights: Marian and Harold Victor Fund
- External Link: http://www.imamuseum.org/mercury/load-artwork/32028
- Medium: oil on canvas
- wall label: Called by Ferdinando VI in 1753 to the Spanish court, Giaquinto would spend nearly a decade in Spain, where he was named first painter to the king and director of the Madrid academy. Engaged in many large-scale decorative projects, Giaquinto left behind a sizeable body of preparatory studies. This sketch is a study for a painting for the Royal Palace, Madrid. The allegory alludes to Ferdinando_s just, prosperous, and peaceful reign. Clad in luminous pink and white, Peace holds an olive branch in her hand, while her companion, Justice, is seated above a sword and scales. The dead youth refers to the resolution of the War of Succession waged under the king_s father, Felipe V.
- measurements: 16 1/8 x 27 1/4 in.
- Artist: Giaquinto, Corrado
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