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    Antonio Verrio (c. 1636 – 15 June 1707) was an Italian painter. He was responsible for introducing Baroque mural painting into England and served the Crown...
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    its neighbour "The Heaven Room" has substantial ceiling paintings by Antonio Verrio, between 1697 and 1699. The walls to the "Hell Staircase" are by Thomas...
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    last. The Great Chamber has a painted ceiling of a classical scene by Antonio Verrio. The Second Withdrawing Room was renamed the State Music Room when the...
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    there, Largillière also worked under the direction of Italian painter Antonio Verrio. His painting caught the attention of Charles II, who wished to retain...
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    painting of Ganymede and the Eagle is in the style of the Italian artist Antonio Verrio (1636–1707). Framed by a plaster garland, following the designs of the...
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    Charles Le Brun, he came to England in 1683, where he first worked with Antonio Verrio, and then on his own. He rivalled with Sir James Thornhill in the field...
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    which depicts Aurora and the Dawn, was painted somewhat earlier, by Antonio Verrio. In 1752 the house was bought by Admiral Lord Anson, who commissioned...
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    non-figurative decorative painting. He also learned a great deal from Antonio Verrio and Louis Laguerre, two prominent foreign decorative painters then working...
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    library and number of fine murals by notable Italian artists including Antonio Verrio, but most of the historic rooms were removed by the RAC, which had purchased...
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    flanking a large courtyard and featured murals by the Italian artist Antonio Verrio. The French painter Jacques Rousseau also contributed wall paintings...
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    The Apotheosis of Catherine of Braganza (category Paintings by Antonio Verrio)
    The Apotheosis of Catherine of Braganza is a ceiling painting by Antonio Verrio, at Windsor Castle. It is one of three that survived, of the original twenty...
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    Altar of St Orontius by Francesco Antonio Zimbalo, followed by the altar of Saint Irene with a canvas by Giuseppe Verrio (1639), nine busts of saints housing...
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    Gian Lorenzo Bernini, Grinling Gibbons, Daniel Marot, Louis Laguerre, Antonio Verrio, Sir James Thornhill, William Kent, Robert Adam, Josiah Wedgwood, Matthew...
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    grisaille, as is the lower part of the great staircase decoration by Antonio Verrio (c. 1636 – 1707) at Hampton Court. Grisaille, while less widespread...
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    originally built by May in the 17th century in partnership with the painter Antonio Verrio and carver Grinling Gibbons. The Queen's Presence Chamber, the Queen's...
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    magnificent in Wales". They contain murals and ceiling paintings by Antonio Verrio and Gerard Lanscroon; a collection of Elizabethan and Jacobean family...
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    with the wood carver of the day, Grinling Gibbons, and the painter Antonio Verrio to create a sumptuous interior. Capell was an ambitious courtier, and...
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    France, Giovanni Antonio Pellegrini having already left in 1713. Once the other leading foreign painters of allegoric schemes, Antonio Verrio and Louis Laguerre...
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    paintings; Giorgio Vasari – 1 painting; Paolo Veronese – 3 paintings; Antonio Verrio – 1 painting; Federico Zuccari – 1 painting; Francesco Zuccarelli –...
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    plaster one to be installed, which the noted Italian painter Antonio Verrio decorated. Verrio's painting depicted the angels being expelled from heaven, called...
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  • held country house in England with its spectacular rooms frescoed by Antonio Verrio. Chatsworth House is often believed to have been Austen's inspiration...
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  • Hall in 1959, to celebrate the restoration of a painted ceiling by Antonio Verrio, and held a dance in tents at Lowesby in 1976, shortly before it was...
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    erection of a new mansion, designed by William Talman, with decorations by Antonio Verrio, James Thornhill, and Grinling Gibbons. Cavendish was a strong supporter...
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    and decoration. The King's staircase was decorated with frescos by Antonio Verrio and delicate ironwork by Jean Tijou. Other artists commissioned to decorate...
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    features by the sculptor, Grinling Gibbons, and a ceiling by the painter, Antonio Verrio. In 1715, the estate was inherited by Charles Calvert, 5th Baron Baltimore...
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    leading wood carver of the day, Grinling Gibbons, and of the painter, Antonio Verrio, to create a sumptuous interior. This noted country house, stood for...
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    The dining hall is dominated by an 86-foot (26 m)-long painting by Antonio Verrio which depicts the foundation of the Royal Mathematical School at Christ's...
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    Italian Antonio Verrio became 'Principal Painter', and for five years worked on grandiose projects at Windsor Castle. With the Revolution of 1688, Verrio fell...
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    paintings Antonio Verrio – at least 1 painting Francesco Zuccarelli – at least 27 paintings, together with 8 works collaborated with Antonio Visentini...
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    Tessin. Sylvius travelled to England in the 1670s, wherein he assisted Antonio Verrio with the decoration of Windsor Castle. En route to England, he possibly...
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