Saturday, January 5, 2019

Antonio Verrio Glorifying Charles II in Baroque Paint

Antonio Verrio
The Sea Triumph of Charles II
ca. 1675
oil on canvas
(commissioned by Charles II)
Royal Collection, Great Britain

Antonio Verrio
The Sea Triumph of Charles II (detail)
ca. 1675
oil on canvas
(commissioned by Charles II)
Royal Collection, Great Britain

Antonio Verrio
The Sea Triumph of Charles II (detail)
ca. 1675
oil on canvas
(commissioned by Charles II)
Royal Collection, Great Britain

Antonio Verrio
The Sea Triumph of Charles II (detail)
ca. 1675
oil on canvas
(commissioned by Charles II)
Royal Collection, Great Britain

Antonio Verrio
The Sea Triumph of Charles II (detail)
ca. 1675
oil on canvas
(commissioned by Charles II)
Royal Collection, Great Britain

Antonio Verrio
Catherine of Braganza in a Chariot 
(ceiling at Windsor Castle)
ca. 1675-84
fresco
(commissioned by Charles II)
Royal Collection, Great Britain

Antonio Verrio
Catherine of Braganza in a Chariot (detail)
(ceiling at Windsor Castle)
ca. 1675-84
fresco
(commissioned by Charles II)
Royal Collection, Great Britain

Antonio Verrio
Apotheosis of Catherine of Braganza 
(ceiling at Windsor Castle)
ca. 1675-84
fresco
(commissioned by Charles II)
Royal Collection, Great Britain

Antonio Verrio
Apotheosis of Catherine of Braganza (detail)
(ceiling at Windsor Castle )
ca. 1675-84
fresco
(commissioned by Charles II)
Royal Collection, Great Britain

Antonio Verrio
Banquet of the Gods 
(ceiling at Windsor Castle)
ca. 1675-84
fresco
(commissioned by Charles II)
Royal Collection, Great Britain

Antonio Verrio
Banquet of the Gods (detail)
(ceiling at Windsor Castle)
ca. 1675-84
fresco
(commissioned by Charles II)
Royal Collection, Great Britain

Antonio Verrio
Christ healing the Sick
(artist's own replica of or modello for wall-painting, King's Chapel, Windsor)
ca. 1678-82
oil on canvas
(commissioned by Charles II)
Royal Collection, Great Britain

Antonio Verrio
Portrait of Charles II
(
fragment of wall-painting)
ca. 1677-78
oil on plaster
(commissioned by Charles II)
Royal Collection, Great Britain

Antonio Verrio
Portrait of Charles II
ca. 1680
fresco fragment
(commissioned by Charles II)
Royal Collection, Great Britain