Frescoes in the Palazzo Labia, Venice

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The Frescoes in the Palazzo Labia in Venice are a celebrated cycle of grand, theatrical Baroque wall and ceiling paintings by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, renowned for their luminous color, dynamic composition, and depiction of the story of Antony and Cleopatra.

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Frescoes in the Palazzo Labia, Venice canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Baroque mural painting ⓘ
fresco cycle ⓘ
approximateDate c. 1746–1747 ⓘ
artHistoricalSignificance major work of Giovanni Battista Tiepolo ⓘ
masterpiece of Venetian 18th‑century fresco painting ⓘ
artMovement Baroque ⓘ
Rococo ⓘ
associatedWith Giandomenico Tiepolo ⓘ
Venetian Republic ⓘ
linked to: Republic of Venice
ceilingDecoration Triumph of Bellerophon ⓘ
commissionedBy Labia family ⓘ
commissionedFor ballroom of Palazzo Labia ⓘ
country Italy ⓘ
creator Giovanni Battista Tiepolo ⓘ
culturalContext Venetian Baroque ⓘ
depictionMode theatrical scenography ⓘ
depicts Antony and Cleopatra ⓘ
Cleopatra VII ⓘ
Mark Antony ⓘ
function palace decoration ⓘ
representation of family prestige ⓘ
genre history painting ⓘ
hasPart Meeting of Antony and Cleopatra (Palazzo Labia) ⓘ
The Banquet of Cleopatra (Palazzo Labia) ⓘ
Triumph of Bellerophon (ceiling fresco) ⓘ
languageOfTitle Italian ⓘ
locatedIn Palazzo Labia ⓘ
Venice ⓘ
medium fresco ⓘ
notableFor dynamic composition ⓘ
luminous color ⓘ
theatrical staging ⓘ
patron Angelo Maria Labia ⓘ
Labia family of Venice ⓘ
period 18th century ⓘ
style grand manner ⓘ
illusionistic architecture ⓘ
subjectSource Plutarch’s Lives ⓘ
Roman history ⓘ
theme love and power ⓘ
luxury and opulence ⓘ
political alliance ⓘ
usesTechnique quadratura ⓘ
visualCharacteristics complex multi‑figure compositions ⓘ
dramatic lighting ⓘ
illusionistic spatial depth ⓘ
rich color palette ⓘ
wallDecoration Meeting of Antony and Cleopatra (Palazzo Labia) ⓘ
The Banquet of Cleopatra (Palazzo Labia) ⓘ

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Giovanni Battista Tiepolo → notableWork → Frescoes in the Palazzo Labia, Venice ⓘ
Frescoes in the Villa Pisani at Stra → relatedWorkByArtist → Frescoes in the Palazzo Labia, Venice ⓘ