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Antonio Balestra - Colour Theory: Antonio Balestra was a painter and engraver from a merchant family in Verona, Italy.

Antonio Balestra - Colour Theory: Explore Antonio Balestra through making!

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    Discover Colour Theory and how three colours make all the other colours with our worksheet!

     

    Explore colour like Antonio Balestra through Colour Theory and a colour wheel. 

  • Portrait of Antonio Balestra with green colour wheel.

    Colour Theory

    The Colour Wheel is a visible way to explain how the 3 primary colours, RED, BLUE and YELLOW, mix to create all the other colours. Download our worksheet to explore primary and secondary colours. 

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  • Artworks in the collection

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    • An oil painting of the biblical event the Trinity, three angels visiting Abraham at the Oak of Mamre (Genesis 18:1–8). Abraham is cloaked in rich red, while the angels are draped in vibrant blue.
      Antonio Balestra (copy), Abramo e la Trinità, post 1717
    • An oil painting of the biblical event the Trinity, three angels visiting Abraham at the Oak of Mamre (Genesis 18:1–8). Abraham, dressed in darker tones, kneels at the feet of the angels, draped in vibrant blue and gold. Artwork details: Artist: Antonio Balestra (copy). Artwork title: Abramo e la Trinità.
      Antonio Balestra (area), Lot riceve la visita degli angeli a Sodoma, post 1717

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    • An oil painting of the biblical event the Trinity, three angels visiting Abraham at the Oak of Mamre (Genesis 18:1–8). Abraham is cloaked in rich red, while the angels are draped in vibrant blue.
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      Antonio Balestra (copy)

      1666 - 1740 Read more

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