# Wall painting: Nobleman in Front of a Tavern

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## Artwork

- Artist: [TERRENI, Giuseppe Maria](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/terreni-giuseppe-maria-re382702cccfbc0>)
- Date: 1751-1800
- Technique: Fresco

## Commentary

The picture shows one of the two opposing wall paintings, the Shepherd Idyll and Nobleman in Front of a Tavern, in the Sala delle Opere e dei Giorni. These paintings with charming landscapes were most likely meant to be images of antithetical spheres of life. The shepherd idyll in a landscape dotted with classical ruins is juxtaposed to a craggy landscape featuring a country tavern with hustling activity in front of it.

## Related artworks

- [View of the Sala delle Opere e dei Giorni](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/terreni-giuseppe-maria-re382702cccfbc0/view-of-the-sala-delle-opere-e-dei-giorni-r8c246ae45ddb37>)
- [View of the Sala delle Quattro Stagioni](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/terreni-giuseppe-maria-re382702cccfbc0/view-of-the-sala-delle-quattro-stagioni-re10deb01db1aa0>)
- [Wall painting: Shepherd Idyll](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/terreni-giuseppe-maria-re382702cccfbc0/wall-painting-shepherd-idyll-r97388696165616>)

## Attribution

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