The Empire of Flora 1743

by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo

Title

The Empire of Flora 1743

Artist

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo

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Photograph - Oil

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The Empire of Flora 1743 by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo

The greatest Italian painter of the 18th century, Giovanni Battista Tiepolo perfected an Italian interpretation of rococo decorative vocabulary. Tiepolo maintained a lifelong commitment to the artistic expressiveness of the human form, and whether religious or historical characters or the romping putti in this picture, all of his figures exhibit a distinctive grace and charm. Drawing on contemporary notions that painted scenes should be presented as staged fiction, Tiepolo lured viewers into fanciful depictions replete with grandiose costumes and dramatic action and created artworks that appealed directly to the viewer's imagination.

In July of 1743, Count Francesco Algarotti commissioned this painting from Tiepolo in order to present it to Count Heinrich von Brühl, the powerful minister of King Augustus III of Saxony and Poland. With this gift and its companion painting (Maecenas Presenting the Arts to Augustus in the State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg), Algarotti hoped to win an important political appointment in Dresden. Tiepolo weaves together a rococo concoction with delightful nudes and fluttering draperies set off against the lush green and blue tapestry of an Italian garden that also makes specific reference to the painting’s destined owner. The garden fountain in the background re-creates a Neptune group on the grounds of Count von Brühl’s Dresden residence.

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