TERRENI, Giuseppe Maria
(b. 1739, Livorno, d. 1811, Livorno)

Wall painting: Shepherd Idyll

1773
Fresco
Villa Poggio Imperiale, Arcetri, Florence

The picture shows one of the two opposing wall paintings, the Shepherd Idyll and Nobleman in Front of a Tavern, in the Sala delle Opere e dei Giorni. These paintings with charming landscapes were most likely meant to be images of antithetical spheres of life. The shepherd idyll in a landscape dotted with classical ruins is juxtaposed to a craggy landscape featuring a country tavern with hustling activity in front of it.




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