Friday 26 July
22°C and Scattered Clouds
Another milestone: Agnes is closed to the public as we prepare for Agnes Reimagined. Stay tuned for plans for off-site programming!
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In 1760 Bertucci completed a cycle of four Old Testament scenes in tempera on canvas for the Villa Bagnarola in Budrio, Bologna. The cycle, in pairs depicting triumph and downfall, featured Belshazzar’s Feast, The Queen of Sheba before Solomon, Esther before Ahasuerus and The Triumph of Mordecai. The very loose and rough handling as well as original paper support suggest that this work functioned as a compositional sketch, or bozzetto, for The Triumph of Mordecai.
