The Glorification of Andrea Doria, c. 1750–68
Domenico Corviexpand_more
Oil on canvasexpand_more
The John R. Van Derlip Fundexpand_more 62.51
On View in Gallery 314expand_more
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.
Details
- Title
- The Glorification of Andrea Doria
- Artist Life
- Italian (Rome), 1721–1803
- Role
- Artist
- Accession Number
- 62.51
- Curator Approved
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