Date

1816-1817

Object Type

Painting

Subject

Venus as a Huntress Appearing to Aeneas on the Shores of Libya

Holding institution

Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera. On long-term loan to the Agenzia delle Entrate, Milan, since 1941

Title

Venere in forma di cacciatrice compare ad Enea sui lidi della Libia

Creator

Gallo Gallina

Subject

Venus as a Huntress Appearing to Aeneas on the Shores of Libya

Object Type

Painting

Original Function

Competitions and artistic fellowships (Grande Concorso di Pittura, 1817)

Date

1816-1817

Technique / Support

Oil on canvas

Visual analysis of the technique

The painting features bold, thick brushstrokes, giving the figures a strong presence. The artist employs a varied color palette, with warm and luminous tones that enliven the scene and enhance its dynamism.

Dimensions

cm 162 x 229

Acquisition

Acquired as the winning piece of the Grande Concorso di Pittura competition in 1817

Holding institution

Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera. On long-term loan to the Agenzia delle Entrate, Milan, since 1941

Inventory number

Inv. 1980, 180

Bibliography

Musiari, Antonio. Entry no. 312. In Pinacoteca di Brera. Dipinti dell’Ottocento e del Novecento. Collezioni dell’Accademia e della Pinacoteca, vol. 2, Musei e Gallerie di Milano, edited by Fernando Mazzocca. Milano: Mondadori Electa, 1994. 282–284, ill. (with previous bibliography).

Conservation status

Fair

Restoration history

Conservation work carried out in 2009 by Carlotta Beccaria & C. Studio di Restauro
Type of intervention:
consolidamento della superficie pittorica; velinatura con carta giapponese; pulitura del retro della tela; appianamento delle ondulazioni del supporto; ritensionamento della tela; pulitura della superficie pittorica, rimozione delle vernici alterate; stuccature delle lacune, ritocco pittorico, verniciatura finale.


Supervisory Authority: Superintendence of Archaeology, Fine Arts and Landscape for the Metropolitan City of Milan
Internal scientific director: Brera Academy of Fine Arts, Chiara Nenci
Technical director / Qualified restorer: Carlotta Beccaria

Frame, base, secondary support

Historical frame

Unique identifier

0300663445