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    Antonio Verrio (c. 1636 – 15 June 1707) was an Italian painter. He was responsible for introducing Baroque mural painting into England and served the Crown...
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    which depicts Aurora and the Dawn, was painted somewhat earlier, by Antonio Verrio. In 1752 the house was bought by Admiral Lord Anson, who commissioned...
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    its neighbour "The Heaven Room" has substantial ceiling paintings by Antonio Verrio, between 1697 and 1699. The walls to the "Hell Staircase" are by Thomas...
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    last. The Great Chamber has a painted ceiling of a classical scene by Antonio Verrio. The Second Withdrawing Room was renamed the State Music Room when the...
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    there, Largillière also worked under the direction of Italian painter Antonio Verrio. His painting caught the attention of Charles II, who wished to retain...
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    Charles Le Brun, he came to England in 1683, where he first worked with Antonio Verrio, and then on his own. He rivalled with Sir James Thornhill in the field...
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    non-figurative decorative painting. He also learned a great deal from Antonio Verrio and Louis Laguerre, two prominent foreign decorative painters then working...
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    grisaille, as is the lower section of the great staircase decoration by Antonio Verrio (c. 1636 – 1707) at Hampton Court. Grisaille, while less widespread...
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    painting of Ganymede and the Eagle is in the style of the Italian artist Antonio Verrio (1636–1707). Framed by a plaster garland, following the designs of the...
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    The Apotheosis of Catherine of Braganza (category Paintings by Antonio Verrio)
    The Apotheosis of Catherine of Braganza is a ceiling painting by Antonio Verrio, at Windsor Castle. It is one of three that survived, of the original twenty...
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