Altar by Giuseppe Valadier, Italian, 1762–1839

Medium

architecture

Classification

architecture

Department

Smithsonian Collection

Museum

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Credit

Museum purchase through gift of various donors and from Eleanor G. Hewitt Fund

Accession Number

1938-88-1016

About this artwork

Research in Progress

Art Historical Context

**Altar** *Giuseppe Valadier (Italian, 1762–1839), 1775* *Architecture; Smithsonian Collection, Smithsonian American Art Museum* Step into the world of 18th-century Italian artistry with Giuseppe Valadier's "Altar," a striking architectural piece created when the young artist was just 13 years old. Born in Rome, Valadier would go on to become a leading figure in the transition from Baroque opulence to the refined elegance of Neoclassicism, drawing inspiration from ancient Roman antiquity. This early work, classified as architecture, likely served as a design or model for a sacred space,...

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