Allegory on the Peace of Pressburg

In Appiani, Napoleon commissioned the premier court painter of Italy within the country itself. The Lombardy master had become famous with a ceiling painting in the palace of Monza and was celebrated as the “pittor delle Grazie”. The painter used a very much softer application of paint than his Italian contemporaries, as is evident in this painting. In Appiani, Napoleon commissioned the premier court painter of Italy within the country itself. The Lombardy master had become famous with a ceiling painting in the palace of Monza and was celebrated as the “pittor delle Grazie”. The painter used a very much softer application of paint than his Italian contemporaries, as is evident in this painting.