Allegory of Divine Wisdom

Allegory of Divine Wisdom

Artist: Luca Giordano (Italian, 1634 - 1705)

Original Dimensions: 54 1/2" x 25 5/8"

Location: National Gallery of Art, London

About Artwork: (Early 1680s) "This modello, or detailed oil study, is one of a group of 12 that Giordano made in preparation for the ceiling frescoes in the Palazzo Medici Riccardi in Florence in 1682–85. The overall theme of these highly elaborate, showpiece frescoes is the progress of mankind by means of Wisdom and Virtue. This design was intended for the Library and depicts an allegory of Divine Wisdom. The kneeling warrior represents human intellect – a youth being released from the bonds of ignorance. He is attended by Mathematics, who gives him wings; Philosophy, who holds out a mirror; and Theology, who directs his gaze up at the enthroned figure with the globe and sceptre. She represents Wisdom, and the light that shines from behind her head illuminates the whole painting. The subject is based on a line from the poet Petrarch’s Rime: ‘They raise our mind from earth to heaven’." - (National Gallery of Art, London)

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