Pinacoteca Querini Stampalia Explained

The Pinacoteca Querini Stampalia is an art collection and museum in Venice, Italy.[1] Situated inside the Palazzo Querini Stampalia, in the sestiere of Castello, on the left bank of the Grand Canal, it includes famous paintings as a self- portrait and Adam and Eve by Palma Giovane, a Sacra Conversazione by Palma Vecchio and a Madonna and Child by Bernardo Strozzi. It also holds prized drawings by Giovanni Bellini, Raphael, Paolo Veronese, Titian, and Tintoretto.

The picture gallery is displayed within twenty rooms on the second floor of the palace which also contains furniture, a large public library, porcelains and musical instruments, along with works by artists ranging from the 14th-18th century.

History

The palazzo was renovated from its original state before the 1960s. From 1961–1963, Carlo Scarpa restored parts of the building, while changing others. Scarpa created a series of islands, and allowed the water to come into the lobby space. He also restored the idea of a courtyard garden behind the building, with an abstracted rill fountain. Later additions (1993–2003) are by Mario Botta. The palace also houses the Fondazione Querini Stampalia, which sponsors a prominent library and contemporary art expositions.

Collections

Paintings

PaintersWorkDateImage
Anonymous genre painter, based on etching of Vincenzo Coronellia, Skaters on frozen lagoon at Fondamenta Nuove in 1708
Giovanni Bellini Madonna & Magi
Giulio CarpioniBanchetto degli Dei (Banquet of the Gods)
Annibale CarracciSelf-portrait
Bernardino CastelliRitrotto di Francesco Falier
Carlo CeresaPortraits
Federico CervelliPan & Siringa
Federico CervelliOrfeo & Euridice
Federico CervelliWarrior before architectural plans of a fortress
Lorenzo di Credi
Girolamo Forabosco
Nicoló FrangipaneBaccanale (Bacchanal)
Matteo Ghidoni (Matteo dei Pitocchi)Zuffa di Contadini (Peasant Meal)
Matteo Ghidoni (Matteo dei Pitocchi)Il Medico Ciarlatano (Charlatan Doctor or Quack)
Matteo Ghidoni (Matteo dei Pitocchi)Festa Campestre Presso un Castello (Peasants celebrate near castle)
Matteo Ghidoni (Matteo dei Pitocchi)Festa Campestre Presso una Casa (Peasants celebrate near house)
Luca Giordano Leucippo & Democritus
Giovan Battista LangettiDiogenes & Alexander
Pietro LonghiIl Ridotto1757-60
Pietro LonghiLa furlana (Dance of the Furlana) c. 1750-55
Pietro LonghiLa famiglia Sagredo (The Sagredo family) c. 1752
Pietro Longhi La lezione di geografia (Geography Lesson) c. 1750-52
Pietro LonghiSette Sacramenti (7 Sacraments: Baptism, Ordination, Confession, Confirmation, Communion, Marriage, & Extreme Unction1755-57
Pietro LonghiLa frateria di Venezia (Seminary) 1761
Pietro LonghiLe tentazioni di Sant'Antonio (Temptations of St. Anthony) 1761
Pietro LonghiIl casotto del leone (Circus) 1762
Pietro LonghiScene di cacci (Hunting Scenes)1765-60
Pietro LonghiLa famiglia Michiel (Michiel family portrait c. 1780
Andrea Medulich (Il Schiavone) Conversione Di S. Paolo (Conversion of Saint Paul)
Bartolomeo NazariPortrait of Cardinal Angelo Maria Querini
Palma il VecchioPortraits
Palma il GiovanePortrait
Palma il GiovaneDonato and Caterino
Marco RicciThree rustic landscapes
Marco Ricci Armelina
Marco RicciPortrait of a gentleman
Francesco Rizzo da Santacroce L'adorazione Dei Magi (Adoration by Magi)
Antonio Stom (attributed)La partenza del Bucintoro (Departure of the Bucintoro)1729100px
Antonio Stom (attributed)La Guerra Dei Pugni (Fist-fight on a bridge)
Matthias StomMilitary Camp
Bernardo StrozziMadonna Col Bambino
Alessandro Varotari (Il Padovanino) La Giusticia e la Pace (Allegory of Justice & Peace)
Giambattista TiepoloPortrait of a Dolfin Procuratore & General of the Sea(?)
Michele Giambono (or Titian)Allegory of Justice and Peace
Cassana
Sebastiano RicciAllegories of Dawn, Noon, & Nightc.1698
Pietro della Vecchia (Pietro Muttoni).Four idyllic landscapes (Passeggiata, Concerto, Incontro e Congedo degli amanti)

Sculptures

NameImageTitre(s)Date
Antonio CanovaModulo forLaetitia Bonaparte
Cardinal Angelo Maria Querini between 1727 and 1730
Michele FabrisA Philosopher between 1674 and 1681
Michele FabrisA Philosopher head covered between 1674 and 1681
Michele FabrisBust of St. John the Baptist between 1674 and 1681
Michele FabrisYoung pupil between 1674 and 1681
Michele FabrisSaint John the Evangelist between 1674 and 1681
Michele FabrisPhilosopher with the bare shoulder between 1674 and 1681
Michele FabrisPhilosopher in the headgear between 1674 and 1681

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Pinacoteca Querini Stampalia . guestinvenice.com . September 2, 2011.