Luigi Ademollo

Hinged to the mount at the upper margin. Overall in very good condition. A very small hole located at the back of the giant's head (the giant at the upper left of the composition). There is a tiny nick in the sheet at the upper left corner. Otherwise medium remains strong and in good condition. Sold in a carved and gilded frame.
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This impressive and powerful drawing depicts the mythological story of the Fall of the Giants.  A subject painted by many artists, two famous representations are Giulio Romano's, Salone dei Giganti, Palazzo del Te, Mantua and also Perino del Vaga's ceiling fresco in the Palazzo dei Principe, Genoa.

In the present sheet we witness Jupiter in the clouds hurling his thunderbolts upon the giants who are attempting to overthrow him.  Ademollo has captured both the power and struggle of this myth, producing a dramatic and bold drawing.  Luigi Ademollo trained in Milan and Rome and at the age of twenty-five travelled to Florence where he remained for the rest of his career.  He became one of the leading Neo-Classical painters in Tuscany, executing important commissions in Palazzo Pitti, Pucci and Capponi.