Tiepolo in Milan: The Lost Frescoes of Palazzo Archinto brings
together preparatory drawings and paintings, as well as documentary
photographs, to commemorate an extraordinary fresco cycle by the
Venetian painter Giambattista Tiepolo (1696-1770). Painted for
Palazzo Archinto in Milan, the frescoes were destroyed in a bombing
during World War II. The catalogue accompanies an exhibition at The
Frick Collection. In 1730-31, Tiepolo undertook his first
significant project outside the Veneto, frescoes for five ceilings
in Palazzo Archinto in Milan. The paintings were commissioned by
Count Carlo Archinto (1670-1732), likely in honor of the marriage
of his son, Filippo, to Giulia Borromeo. Tiepolo's mythological and
allegorical scenes-Triumph of Arts and Sciences; Apollo and
Phaeton; Perseus and Andromeda; Juno, Fortune, and Venus; and
Nobility-were painted in some of the largest rooms of the palazzo.
Unfortunately, the palazzo was bombed during World War II and its
interior completely destroyed. Only a series of black-and-white
photographs, taken between 1897 and the late 1930s, preserves the
frescoes' appearance, but a number of preparatory drawings and
paintings provide precious information, including three painted
sketches (Triumph of Arts and Sciences, the Museu Nacional de Arte
Antiga, Lisbon; Apollo and Phaeton, Los Angeles County Museum; and
Perseus and Andromeda, The Frick Collection). Three drawings from
the British Museum in London, the Museo Civico in Trieste, and the
Sinebrychoff Art Museum in Helsinki are the only related graphic
works. These-along with other drawings and prints by Tiepolo and
some books- have been reunited for the first time in order to bring
to life these extraordinary works of art. On view at The Frick
Collection from April 16 to July 14, 2019, the exhibition is
curated by Xavier F. Salomon, Peter Jay Sharp Chief Curator at the
Frick, with Andrea Tomezzoli, Professor at the University of Padua,
and Denis Ton, Curator of the Musei Civici in Belluno. Included in
the publication are essays on Tiepolo's work in Palazzo Archinto
(Salomon), on the role of the frescoes in Tiepolo's career
(Tomezzoli), on the intellectual world of the Archinto family
(Ton), and on the architectural history of the palace (Kluzer).
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