Pietro Annigoni 'Il fantasma di Versailles' bright & vivid power has fallen

power has fallen

caught between strength and vulnerability

the Art Gallery of New South Wales and State Library of Australia

emboss on paper

Mirka Mora

Pietro Annigoni 'Il fantasma di Versailles' bright & vivid power has fallenBorn in Milan and based in Florence, Pietro Annigoni spent his artistic career reviving the Renaissance. With the same drama and depth as the Old Masters before him, Annigoni was esteemed most for his portraits, the subjects of which include Queen Elizabeth II, the Pope, British and American political leaders and members of European, Middle Eastern and Indian aristocracy. The subject of a feature documentary, Annigoni is represented in the British