The Walters Art Museum
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Paintings for a Venetian Palace showcases a trio of 15th-century Italian paintings by artist Dario di Giovanni. It reveals discoveries made during nearly 10 years of technical and art-historical research on the works.
Monumental panels tell the story of the romance between the Spartan queen Helen and Paris, a prince of Troy. They were created to celebrate the wedding of Caterina Corner, who with her wedding became the queen of Cyprus. A team of three Walters conservators and a curator worked together to bring these paintings to life in an installation suggestive of how Venetians in the Renaissance might have seen them.
Conservation of the painting series was funded in part by the American Council on Italian Matters of Maryland, while the Cini Foundation, Venice, contributed support for the art-historical research. The installation is supported by Walters Art Museum members and contributors to the annual fund. Major support has been provided by The Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation.
