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Illusionistic ceiling painting, which includes the techniques of perspective di sotto in sù and quadratura, is the tradition in Renaissance, Baroque and Rococo art in which trompe-l'œil, perspective tools such as foreshortening, and other spatial effects are used to create the illusion of three-dimensional space on an otherwise two ...
Andrea Mantegna's late-Quattrocento ceiling fresco in the Camera degli Sposi (commissioned by Ludovico III Gonzaga for Mantua's Ducal Palace) is an early example of illusionistic ceiling painting. The art of Late Antiquity famously rejected illusionism for expressive force, a change already well underway by the time Christianity began to affect ...
Following is a list of Italian painters (in alphabetical order) who are notable for their art. This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources .
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On its completion, in 1684, Verrio was appointed Chief First Painter. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Only three ceilings have survived the redecoration of the castle commissioned by George IV during the 1820s. On the succession of James II , Verrio continued his royal service and decorated Whitehall Palace (burnt in 1698) and Henry VIII's Chapel at Windsor ...
The Macchiaioli (Italian pronunciation: [makkjaˈjɔːli]) were a group of Italian painters active in Tuscany in the second half of the nineteenth century. They strayed from antiquated conventions taught by the Italian art academies, and did much of their painting outdoors in order to capture natural light, shade, and colour.
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M. Enrico Maccioni; Mafonso (artist) Renato Mambor; Roberto Mangú; Lino Mannocci; Gaspare Manos; Luigi Marengo; Carlo Maria Mariani; Mauro Marrucci; Guido Marzulli