The Glorification of Andrea Doria c. 1750 - 1768
domenicocorvi
minneapolisinstituteofart
painting, oil-paint
portrait
allegory
baroque
painting
oil-paint
figuration
oil painting
naive art
history-painting
academic-art
italy
"The Glorification of Andrea Doria", a dynamic painting by Domenico Corvi, depicts a grand scene of the 16th-century Genoese admiral Andrea Doria being elevated to the heavens by angels. The dramatic composition, showcasing a swirling sky and a multitude of figures, is a hallmark of the Baroque style. This artwork, located at the Minneapolis Institute of Art, exemplifies Corvi's ability to capture both grandeur and emotion in his works. The painting serves as a powerful testament to Doria's achievements as a military leader and a symbol of the grandeur of the Genoese Republic.
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This is a modello, or preparatory work, for a large ceiling painting that used to be in the Palazzo Doria in Rome. Andrea V Doria (1707–65), a descendant of the individual lauded in the painting, commissioned this work in the late 1700s. It shows Andrea Doria (1466–1560), an important Genoese military figure perhaps most celebrated for his exploits ridding the Mediterranean of pirates as commander of the Genoese navy. Along with the ancient Roman hero Pompey the Great—another famed pirate hunter—and the city of Genoa (personified as a kneeling woman), he is portrayed here astride the deck of a ship, a mast towering above. The painting’s extremely low perspective places the viewer on the rocky coast, looking up.
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