Giambattista Piazzetta
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Beyond the many iconographic interpretations proposed (the title under which the work has been known since the end of the nineteenth century, that is from the Brera Guide of 1891, is misleading), it is an enchanting pastoral idyll which, in consonance with contemporary Arcadian expressions of French painting, exalts the rustic and loving life. A summery light caresses the pearly complexion of this rustic goddess with a straw hat, who offers herself to the eye with dresses of cream and pink shades.
Title: Guess it
Author: Giambattista Piazzetta
Date: 1740 - 45
Technique: Oil painting on canvas
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