Giovanni Antonio Pellegrini Essays

  • Giovanni Antonio Pellegrini, Justice Fulminating the Vices

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    “Justice Fulminating the Vices” painted by Giovanni Antonio Pellegrini in 1717 illustrates figures representing Justice and Prudence crushing Avarice and Deceit, also known as the “Vices” (Davies et al., 2011). Within this painting, Pellegrini utilizes various artistic elements such as technique, use of inundated complementary colors, placement and source of lighting, and positioning of the figures to imply motion in order to engage the viewer and exemplify this act of triumph. Beginning with the