Drawing of the Lottery in the Piazza delle Erbe in Turin
Artist
Giovanni Michele Graneri
(Italian, 1708 – 1778)
Datec. 1756
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions60 1/2 x 81 1/2 in. (153.7 x 207 cm)
ClassificationPaintings
Credit LineBequest of John Ringling, 1936
Object numberSN195
Graneri was born in Turin, and his detailed depictions of life in that city are among his most enduring and beloved works. This painting may have been part of a series, as two other similar works survive, and all three have the same original (and unusual) papier-mâché frames. The lottery shown here—the drawing is taking place on the balcony at center—would have benefited a civic charity. Graneri was particularly adept at capturing both the grandeur of the city’s architecture and the everyday details of the market square.
On View
On viewLocation
- Museum of Art, Gallery 18, Wall South
