File:Die Einführung des Ganymed in den Olymp (van Loo) - Detail.jpg

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Charles-Amédée-Philippe van Loo  (1719–1795)  wikidata:Q128954
 
Charles-Amédée-Philippe van Loo
Description French painter, visual artist and portraitist
Date of birth/death 25 August 1719 / 29 August 1719 Edit this at Wikidata 15 November 1795 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Rivoli Edit this at Wikidata Paris Edit this at Wikidata
Work period 1738 Edit this at Wikidata–1795 Edit this at Wikidata
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creator QS:P170,Q128954
file: James Steakley
Object type painting
object_type QS:P31,Q3305213
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English: The Induction of Ganymede in Olympus (detail). Oil on canvas. Ceiling painting, Marble Hall,
institution QS:P195,Q677383
Stiftung Preussische Schlösser und Gärten, GK I 8143.
Two angels bear a shield to Olympus. In van Loo's preliminary oil sketch for the painting, the shield was a cartouche with a crown the initials FR - Fridericus Rex. The king had his name covered with a drape, which was seen by contemporaries as indicative of his modesty.
Deutsch: Die Einführung des Ganymed in den Olymp (Ausschnitt). Öl auf Leinwand. Deckengemälde, Marmorsaal,
institution QS:P195,Q677383
Stiftung Preußische Schlösser und Gärten, GK I 8143.
Zwei Engel tragen ein Schild in den Olymp. In van Loos vorläufiger Ölskizze standen eine Krone und die Initialen FR - Fridericus Rex - auf der Kartusche. Friedrich ließ wohl seinen Namen durch das grüne Tuch abdecken, was schon von Zeitgenossen als Anzeichen seiner Bescheidenheit ausgelegt wurde.
Date 1768
date QS:P571,+1768-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Source/Photographer Friederisiko. Friedrich der Große. Die Essays, ed. Generaldirektion der Stiftung Preußische Schlösser und Gärten Berlin-Brandenburg (Munich: Hirmer, 2012), p. 146
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Van Loo's preliminary oil sketch shows angels bearing a shield with Friedrich's initials
In the final version, the shield is draped and Hebe stands behind Ganymede

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