File:Einführung des Ganymed in den Olymp (van Loo).jpg

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The Induction of Ganymede in Olympus (1768). Oil on canvas, ceiling painting, 240 square meters (2,583 square feet). Marble Hall Neues Palais, Potsdam

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Charles-Amédée-Philippe van Loo: The Induction of Ganymede in Olympus.  wikidata:Q114596299 reasonator:Q114596299
Artist
Charles-Amédée-Philippe van Loo  (1719–1795)  wikidata:Q128954
 
Charles-Amédée-Philippe van Loo
Description French painter, visual artist and portraitist
Date of birth/death 25 August 1719 / 29 August 1719 Edit this at Wikidata 15 November 1795 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Rivoli Edit this at Wikidata Paris Edit this at Wikidata
Work period 1738 Edit this at Wikidata–1795 Edit this at Wikidata
Authority file
creator QS:P170,Q128954
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Title
German:
Die Einführung des Ganymed in den Olymp Edit this at Wikidata

The Induction of Ganymede in Olympus.
title QS:P1476,de:"Die Einführung des Ganymed in den Olymp Edit this at Wikidata"
label QS:Lde,"Die Einführung des Ganymed in den Olymp Edit this at Wikidata"
label QS:Len,"The Induction of Ganymede in Olympus."
Object type painting
object_type QS:P31,Q3305213
Genre mythological painting Edit this at Wikidata
Description
The Induction of Ganymede in Olympus (detail). Oil on canvas. Ceiling painting, Marble Hall,
institution QS:P195,Q677383
Stiftung Preussische Schlösser und Gärten, GK I 8143.
At 240 square meters (= 2,583 square feet), this is the largest canvas ceiling painting north of the Alps.
The chief changes between van Loo's preliminary sketch (shown below) and the final execution of the ceiling painting are the addition of Hebe and Hephaestus as well as the covering of the cartouche with a green cloth. These changes were surely made at Friedrich's direction. The addition of Hebe has been interpreted as a nod to Friedrich's beloved sister, Wilhelmine. The covering of his initials was seen by contemporaries as indicative of Friedrich's modesty.
In Greek mythology, Zeus made Ganymede cupbearer to the gods at Olympus, supplanting Hebe.
Date 1768
date QS:P571,+1768-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Medium oil on canvas Edit this at Wikidata
institution QS:P195,Q677383
Accession number
GK I 8143. (New Palace) Edit this at Wikidata
References https://www.potsdam.de/marmorsaal-im-neuen-palais Edit this at Wikidata
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The preliminary oil sketch lacks Hebe and Hephaestus, and the initials FR are visible on the shield borne by angels.
Hebe and Hephaestus have been added, and Frederick's initials on the shield borne by angels have been covered up.
The shield with Friedrich's initials is draped with a green cloth.

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