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Portrait of the architect Luigi Vanvitelli (1700-1773)

Giacinto Diano

1750

oil

canvas

From the collection of Palace of Caserta

Rococo painting 18th Century Portrait

Dominant colour

Portrait of the architect Luigi Vanvitelli (1700-1773) is a 1750 oil by Giacinto Diano, a Rococo painting work, held at Palace of Caserta.

Who painted this?: Giacinto Diano
When & what style?: 1750 · Rococo painting
Where can I see it?: Palace of Caserta

About this work

This painting is a portrait of a man sitting in a chair. He is wearing a blue velvet jacket over a white shirt with lace cuffs, and he has white hair. The background is dark with some green accents. The man is holding a pink cloth in his left hand and gesturing with his right hand. He is sitting in front of a table with an oval mirror on it, reflecting his right hand. There is a gold chair behind him. The artist used oil paint to create this portrait. You can learn more about the technique of chiaroscuro by looking it up.

About the artist

Artist

Giacinto Diano

Giacinto Diano or Diana (28 March 1731 – 13 August 1803) was an Italian painter, active in Southern Italy in a style that mixes Rococo and Neoclassicism.

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