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Antonio Bellucci
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Antonio Bellucci was an Italian soldier who became a painter of the Rococo period and is best known for his work in England, Germany, and Austria. He was one of the many Venetian-trained artists of hi
A self-portrait of Antonio Bellucci, painted in 1684
A self-portrait of Antonio Bellucci, painted in 1684
Ercole e Onfale (Hercules and Omphale) Lazzarini Room Ca' Rezzonico, Venice
Ercole e Onfale (Hercules and Omphale) Lazzarini Room Ca' Rezzonico, Venice
Portrait of Procurator, Ca' Rezzonico, Venice
Portrait of Procurator, Ca' Rezzonico, Venice
The Rape of Europa, Ca' Rezzonico, Venice
The Rape of Europa, Ca' Rezzonico, Venice
Cannons (house)
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Cannons was a stately home in Little Stanmore, Middlesex, England. It was built by James Brydges, 1st Duke of Chandos, between 1713 and 1724 at a cost of £200,000, replacing an earlier house on the si
Antonio Bellucci
…From 1716 to 1722, Bellucci worked in England, where he fulfilled several commissions for James Brydges, 1st Duke of Chandos, including ceilings at Cannons, the duke's country seat near London; at the neighbouring St Lawrence, Whitchurch the paintings of the Nativity and the Descent from the Cross, which…
James Gibb's design for the South Front (from Vitruvius Britannicus)
James Gibb's design for the South Front (from Vitruvius Britannicus)
The grand staircase of Cannons, seen here after its removal to Chesterfield House, London in 1747, itself demolished in 1937
The grand staircase of Cannons, seen here after its removal to Chesterfield House, London in 1747, itself demolished in 1937
James Brydges (later 1st Duke of Chandos) and his family, 1713. Artist, Godfrey Kneller.
James Brydges (later 1st Duke of Chandos) and his family, 1713. Artist, Godfrey Kneller.
The Basin, Canons Park Estate, today. When the Duke of Chandos developed the estate in the early part of the 18th century, this ornamental pond was co
The Basin, Canons Park Estate, today. When the Duke of Chandos developed the estate in the early part of the 18th century, this ornamental pond was constructed along the approach drive from the south-east so that visitors caught their first sight of the Canons Park mansion once they had negotiated it.