Paolo Farinati
Jupiter and Two Men with Spears (Perseus and Neptune ?)
About this artwork
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artist:Paolo Farinati (1524 - 1606) Italian
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title:Jupiter and Two Men with Spears (Perseus and Neptune ?)
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date created:Unknown
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materials:Pen, ink and brown wash, heightened with white, on ochre prepared paper
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measurements:42.00 x 29.50 cm
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credit line:David Laing Bequest to the Royal Scottish Academy on loan 1966
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accession number:RSA 155
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Paolo Farinati
Paolo Farinati
Farinati was born in Verona and became the city’s leading painter in the later part of the sixteenth century after his compatriot Paolo Veronese moved to Venice in the early 1550s. Farinati was not only a successful painter, but also a prolific and accomplished draughtsman. According to Vasari,...
