Agostino Tassi (rome 1580 - 1644), Semiramis Visiting Her Palace, Oil On Canvas.

Agostino TASSI (Rome 1580 - 1644) Semiramis visiting her palace, oil on canvas, gilded and carved wooden frame from the 17th century (122x154cm) Agostino Tassi exercises his talents in all the variations of landscape painting: vedute, representations of contemporary events, architectural whims, fire scenes, nocturnal and marine scenes. All these landscapes are animated by small elongated figures, sometimes in very mannered attitudes and sought-after costumes. Despite a sulphurous reputation and his numerous lawsuits, Agostino Tassi was very active on the Roman artistic scene and enjoyed extraordinary success throughout his career, working for many of the great Roman families and Pope Paul V. In this architectural caprice, Agostino Tassi develops an elaborate perspective in order to show the importance of the palace of Queen Semiramis, a mythical character, daughter of a mortal and a goddess, who built the city of Babylon adorned with splendid palaces and hanging gardens that are among the Seven Wonders of the World.