Concert Given by Cardinal de La Rochefoucauld at the Teatro Argentina in Rome, for the Wedding of Louis the Dauphin by Giovanni Paolo Pannini

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The artwork

The “Concert Given by Cardinal de La Rochefoucauld at the Teatro Argentina in Rome” (1747) by Giovanni Paolo Pannini celebrates the lavish ceremonies organised in Rome in honour of the wedding between Louis Ferdinand of Bourbon, Dauphin of France and son of Louis XV, and Maria Josepha of Saxony. The event, promoted by Cardinal de La Rochefoucauld, French ambassador to the Holy See, had a clear political and diplomatic value: to seal and make visible the alliance between the French monarchy and the powerful House of Saxony, bound up with the balance of power in Poland and the Habsburg Empire. Rome, although outside this alliance, was an ideal stage for displaying prestige and influence before the international community.

Pannini, a master of architectural views, uses the interior of the Teatro Argentina as a theatrical setting for European politics. The monumental perspective, the meticulous description of the hall and the depiction of the aristocratic audience transform the concert into an allegory of French magnificence. Besides its documentary value, the work testifies to the role of the arts, music, spectacle and painting, as instruments of representation and diplomacy at the heart of the 18th century.

Unique quality material

Print on handmade Amalfi paper
Sheet size: 29 x 42 cm (11.4 x 16.5 in)
With frame: 31 x 44 cm (12.2 x 17.3 in)
Material: artwork printed on very fine handmade Amalfi paper with deckled edges
Frame: light brown beech wood and wood pulp, handmade