Supreme Meeting (Italian: Il supremo convegno) was a painting by Giacomo Grosso known for its controversial showing at the first Venice Biennale in 1895. The painting depicted several nude women lounging near an open casket. Between its subject matter and color palette, religious leaders attempted to have the work removed. It was instead put in its own room, where it drew crowds and ultimately received the exhibition's best in show prize by popular vote. Upon the Biennale's end, the work was lost in a fire en route to the United States.[1]
| Supreme Meeting | |
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| Artist | Giacomo Grosso |
References edit
- ^ Greenberger, Alex (August 18, 2020). "The Top 10 Venice Biennale Controversies: Censorship, Fake Art, Financial Strife, and More". ARTnews.com. Retrieved August 22, 2020.
Further reading edit
- Finnerty, Amy (December 2, 2007). "Not Pretty". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331.
- Jones, Caroline A. (2017). The Global Work of Art: World's Fairs, Biennials, and the Aesthetics of Experience. University of Chicago Press. p. 82. ISBN 978-0-226-29188-8.
