Tribuna of the Uffizi

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Title

Tribuna of the Uffizi

Subject

Tribuna room of the Uffizi in Florence, Italy.

Description

Painting commissioned by Queen Charlotte in 1772. Depicts a number of artworks in the Medici collection and a number of famous men including, Charles Loraine Smith, Richard Edgcumbe, 2nd Earl of Mount Edgcumbe, George Clavering-Cowper, 3rd Earl Cowper, Sir John Dick, Other Windsor, 6th Earl of Plymouth, George Legge, 3rd Earl of Dartmouth, David Stevenson, Valentine Knightley, Felton Hervey, Thomas Patch, Sir John Taylor, 1st Baronet, Sir Horace Mann, 1st Baronet, George Finch, 9th Earl of Winchilsea, Roger Wilbraham, James Bruce. Horace Walpole called it "a flock of travelling boys, and one does not know nor care whom."

Creator

Johan Zoffany

Source

Part of United Kingdom's Royal Collection

Date

1772-77

Contributor

Queen Charlotte

Format

Oil on canvas; 123.5 x 155.0 cm

Type

Encyclopedic painting

Coverage

Uffizi Palace in Florence, Italy

Still Image Item Type Metadata

Original Format

Oil on canvas

Physical Dimensions

123.5 x 155.0 cm

Citation

Johan Zoffany, “Tribuna of the Uffizi,” Class Projects, accessed May 17, 2024, https://davidsquires.org/omeka/items/show/1.