Angels Carrying the Cross. Study
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DatesMade: Made 1740s
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Dimensionsh x w: Mått 33 x 56 cm
Inventory numberNM 1776
AcqusitionBequest 1914 Professor P.F. Wahlberg
Other titlesTitle (sv): Änglar med Kristi kors. Skiss till del av takmålning i Slottskapellet, Stockholm Title (en): Angels Carrying the Cross. Study
DescriptionDescription: In 1732 Taraval was summoned Stockholm to work as a decorative painter in the Palace. These sketches in oil – full of Rococo playfulness and elegance – were made for the east and west ceiling paintings in the Palace chapel. As Taraval was forbidden to take private commissions, almost all of his Swedish paintings were royal commissions. Taraval taught Swedish artists at the Drawing Academy and was important for the development of Rococo in Sweden.
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Motif categoryReligion/Mythology
Collection
TechniquePainting
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