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Johann Zoffany Lithographic Print
Johann Zoffany Lithographic Print
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Lithographic print of painting by Johann Zoffany entitled The Tribuna of the Uffizi, originally painted Created in 1777 and brought to England in 1779
Oil on canvas; commissioned by Queen Charlotte.In the summer of 1772, Zoffany travelled to Florence to commence work on the Grand Duke of Tuscany's collection in the Tribuna of the Uffizi. Built by Francesco de' Medici to a design by Bernado Buontalenti in 1585-9, this hexagonal domed room at the Uffizi Palace, displayed the masterpieces of the Medici collection. Zoffany brings into his painting other works and objects from elsewhere in the Grand Duke's collection to create a symposium in accordance with contemporary taste. He includes portraits of Florentine connoisseurs and diplomats in addition to young Englishmen passing through the city on the Grand Tour.
Print size inches: 8.9 x 7.1
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