Biblical scenes, Allegories, Mythological and non Religious Paintings
A section dedicated to myths and allegories
Agony in the garden (1562 ca.) by Tiziano VecellioBiennale Internazionale dell'Antiquariato di Firenze
Biblical scenes
This section collects paintings that represent scene from the Old and New Testament.
St. Jerome in meditation (1565 - 1570 ca.) by Bernardino CampiBiennale Internazionale dell'Antiquariato di Firenze
St Jerome, lost in his thoughts is dropping a book while the lion, always at its side, sees the action.
Christ and the Samaritan woman (1565 - 1570 ca.) by Giulio CampiBiennale Internazionale dell'Antiquariato di Firenze
Allegories, mythological and non religious paintings
Not all the paintings exhibited in the 30th edition of the Biennale had religious contents. Here is presented a selection of paintings of profane themes.
Venere and Cupid (1550/1555) by Paris BorodneBiennale Internazionale dell'Antiquariato di Firenze
Allegory of love (XVI century - XVI century) by Bernardino LicinioBiennale Internazionale dell'Antiquariato di Firenze
Phryne and Xenocrates (XVII century - XVII century) by Salvator RosaBiennale Internazionale dell'Antiquariato di Firenze
“Allegory of fire”; “Allegory of water” (1865/1871) by Eugenio AgneniBiennale Internazionale dell'Antiquariato di Firenze
Allegory of Patience (1677/1677) by Carlo DolciBiennale Internazionale dell'Antiquariato di Firenze
The Best Painting of the 30th edition of BIAF (2 of 2)
The painting "Allegory of Patience" by the artist Carlo Dolci, exhibited in the Galleria Carlo Orsi, has been awarded with the prize of Best Painting of the 30th edition of BIAF.
I am gratefull to the staff of the Biennale Internazionale dell’Antiquariato and the Secretary Fabrizio Moretti for allowing this partnership to happen.
Thanks to the galleries that supported and joined this exhibition.
Special thanks to the kindness and patience of the staff of the Google Cultural Insitute and all the friends that have supported me in this project.
Luigi de Benedetto
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