File:Francesco Bertos - Allegorical Groups Representing the Four Continents - Europe - Walters 54659 (2).jpg
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[edit]Francesco Bertos: Allegorical Groups Representing the Four Continents: Europe ( ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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artist QS:P170,Q1440918 |
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Title |
Allegorical Groups Representing the Four Continents: Europe |
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English: Very little is known about Francesco Bertos, a highly original artist who created a considerable number of complicated pyramidal groups in a very distinctive, ingenious style that mirrors the lightness and airiness of contemporary rococo painting in France.
These four groups (Walters 54.659, 54.657, 54.660, and 54.658) are allegories (symbolic representations) of the four continents, of which the world was then thought to consist. All have their names engraved. In the allegory of Europe, Jupiter, the king of the gods in Greco-Roman mythology, crowns Bellona, the goddess of war. Jupiter's eagle rest on objects used in war: canon, shield, and drum. Europe is thereby represented as being the leader of the world through her military prowess. The figure of Religion on the ground reveals that the Christian faith is the source of Europe's superior position. |
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Date |
between circa 1710 and circa 1725 date QS:P571,+1750-00-00T00:00:00Z/7,P1319,+1710-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1725-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902 |
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Medium |
bronze medium QS:P186,Q34095 |
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Dimensions | 63 cm (24.8 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Collection |
institution QS:P195,Q210081 |
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Accession number |
54.659 |
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Place of creation | Padua, Italy (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Exhibition history | The Allure of Bronze. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. 1995. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Credit line | Acquired by Henry Walters, 1917 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Source | Walters Art Museum: Home page Info about artwork | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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