around 1682 -1752 · Venice, Europe of the courts and rococo

Aerial allegories, gallant mythologies and court portraits make Jacopo Amigoni a traveling master of European rococo, carried by a light color and graceful movement.

Jacopo Amigoni was born in Naples or Venice around 1682, then formed in the Venetian environment at a time when the great baroque decoration was lightening and opening up to rococo taste. His career was built very early on a European scale. Called to Bavaria around 1717, he worked on the sets of the residences of Nymphenburg and Schleissheim, then at Ottobeuren Abbey. These vast projects taught him to arrange figures in open spaces, to circulate light between the clouds and to combine real architecture and painted sky. Between 1730 and 1739, Amigoni stayed in England. These vast projects taught him to arrange figures in open spaces, to circulate light between the clouds and to combine real architecture and painted sky. Between 1730 and 1739, Amigoni stayed in England. These vast projects taught him to arrange figures in open spaces, to circulate light between the clouds and to combine real architecture and painted sky. Between 1730 and 1739, Amigoni stayed in England. These vast projects taught him to arrange figures in open spaces, to circulate light between the clouds and to combine real architecture and painted sky. Between 1730 and 1739, Amigoni stayed in England. aristocracy and the musical world. His models stand out elegantly against supple backgrounds, without the heavy solemnity of the official portrait. Back in Venice, he continued religious commissions, cabinet paintings and decorations. Flore and Zéphyr illustrate his most attractive language: the wind, flowers, fabrics and bodies form a gallant scene where mythology becomes a celebration of spring and desire. In 1747, Amigoni joined Madrid at the invitation of Ferdinand VI. In 1747, Amigoni joined Madrid at the invitation of Ferdinand VI. There he became a court painter, participated in royal decorations and directed the Royal Academy of San Fernando. He became court painter, participated in royal decorations and directed the Royal Academy of San Fernando. His career thus linked Venice, Germany, London and Spain with an immediately adaptable style to palaces and collectors. Died in Madrid in 1752, Amigoni left an abundant body of work in which the brilliance of color, the ease of drawing and the elegance of gesture give the rococo a truly international dimension. The "Jacopo Amigoni" selection notably compares Flore and Zéphyr. His reading favors atmosphere.

Amigoni takes Venetian grace on a journey: a raised fabric, a clear cloud and mythology takes on the lightness of a court party.