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Charles-Amédée-Philippe van Loo: The Induction of Ganymede in Olympus   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
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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 Paris
Work period 1738 Edit this at Wikidata–1795 Edit this at Wikidata
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artist QS:P170,Q128954
Title
The Induction of Ganymede in Olympus
label QS:Len,"The Induction of Ganymede in Olympus"
label QS:Lde,"Einführung Ganymeds in den Olymp"
Object type painting
object_type QS:P31,Q3305213
Description
English: Ceiling painting (detail). 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 oil sketch (shown below) and the final execution are the addition of Hebe and Hephaestus as well as the covering of the cartouche with a green cloth. The cartouche in the oil sketch features a crown and the initials FR (Fridericus Rex). 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.
Deutsch: Deckengemälde (Ausschnitt). Es ist mit 240 m² Fläche das größte Leinwanddeckengemälde nördlich der Alpen.
Die Hauptunterschiede zwischen der unten abgebildeten vorläufigen Ölskizze und dieser Ausführung sind die Hinzufügung der Figuren Hebe und Hephaistos sowie die Verdeckung der Kartusche mit einem grünen Tuch. Auf der Kartusche der Ölskizze sind eine Krone und die Buchstaben FR (Fridericus Rex) sichtbar. Diese Änderungen erfolgten wohl auf Anweisung Friedrichs. Die Hinzufügung von Hebe ist als Reverzerweisung an Friedrichs Lieblingsschwester Wilhelmine gedeutet worden. Schon von Zeitgenossen wurde die Abdeckung von Friedrichs Initialen auf der Kartusche als Anzeichen seiner Bescheidenheit ausgelegt.
In der griechischen Mythologie wurde Ganymed als Hirtenknabe von Zeus auf den Olymp entführt, damit er dort Mundschenk für die Götter sei und ewig dort lebe. In dieser Aufgabe löste er Hebe, die Tochter des Zeus und der Hera, gegen den Willen Heras ab.
Date 1768
date QS:P571,+1768-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Medium oil on canvas
medium QS:P186,Q296955;P186,Q12321255,P518,Q861259
institution QS:P195,Q677383
Current location
Marble Hall
Accession number
GK I 8143
Source/Photographer 2. F. Windt: Ahnen und Heroen
1. Friederisiko. Friedrich der Große. Die Essays, ed. Generaldirektion der Stiftung Preußische Schlösser und Gärten Berlin-Brandenburg (Munich: Hirmer, 2012), p. 130
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In the preliminary oil sketch, angels bear a shield with a crown and Friedrich's initials
The final version includes Hebe (at left) and Hephaestus (below)
A drape conceals Friedrich's initials on the shield

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