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A painting by Antonio Balestra for the Accademia di Venezia

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4/8/26 - Acquisition - Venice, Gallerie dell’Accademia - Italian museums are much more active in terms of acquisitions than reading La Tribune de l’Art might suggest. Thus, the Gallerie dell’Accademia in Venice has been the subject of only five articles, of which only four deal with acquisitions, including two recent ones (a painting by Giulia Lama and another by Pietro Ricchi).

1. Antonio Balestra (1666-1740)
Allegory of Fortune, c. 1690-1695
Oil on canvas - 149.5 x 250 cm
Venice, Galleria dell’Accademia
Photo: Didier Rykner
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A recent visit to this museum allowed us to discover an important work that entered its collections in 2024: an Allegory of Fortune (or of Wealth) by the painter from Verona Antonio Balestra (ill. 1).
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