Friday, October 21, 2016

17th-century Genoese Painter Domenico Piola

Domenico Piola
Choir frescoes
1695
Church of San Luca, Genoa

Domenico Piola (1627-1703) was the most active among several Baroque artists from the Piola family based in Genoa. Domenico's church and palace frescoes survive there in large numbers. Abundant  preparatory drawings also exist, many now located at the British Museum in London.

Domenico Piola
Hercules
17th century
drawing
British Museum

Domenico Piola
Illusionistic ceiling
1665-67
fresco
Palazzo Spinola Gambaro, Genoa

Domenico Piola
The Taking of Samson
17th century
drawing
British Museum

Domenico Piola
Silenus attacked by a monster
17th century
drawing
British Museum

Domenico Piola
Virgin and Child with St George and the Dragon
ca. 1685
drawing
British Museum

Domenico Piola
Ceiling with Autumn theme
1687-88
fresco
Palazzo Rosso, Genoa

Domenico Piola
Ceiling with Winter theme
1687-88
fresco
Palazzo Rosso, Genoa

Domenico Piola
Design for Ceiling Fresco with Winter theme 
ca. 1687-88
drawing
British Museum

Domenico Piola
Adoration of the Shepherds
17th century
drawing
British Museum

Domenico Piola
Blessed Virgin appearing to a Peasant
17th century
drawing
British Museum

Domenico Piola
Diana and Endymion
17th century-
drawing
British Museum

Georges Tasnière after Domenico Piola
Allegory of the Arts
1674
engraving
British Museum

Domenico Piola
St Luke painting the Virgin & Child
study for a fresco
1680s
drawing
British Museum