Veneziano, Saint Lucy Altarpiece, 1445-47 smarthistoryvideos on Nov 19, 2011 Domenico Veneziano, Saint Lucy Altarpiece, 1445-47, fresco transfered to canvas, 82 1/4 x 85" or 209 x 216 cm (Galleria …More
Veneziano, Saint Lucy Altarpiece, 1445-47
smarthistoryvideos on Nov 19, 2011 Domenico Veneziano, Saint Lucy Altarpiece, 1445-47, fresco transfered to canvas, 82 1/4 x 85" or 209 x 216 cm (Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence)
Speakers: Dr. Steven Zucker and Dr. Beth Harris
smarthistoryvideos on Nov 19, 2011 Domenico Veneziano, Saint Lucy Altarpiece, 1445-47, fresco transfered to canvas, 82 1/4 x 85" or 209 x 216 cm (Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence)
Speakers: Dr. Steven Zucker and Dr. Beth Harris
The Santa Lucia de' Magnoli Altarpiece (Italian: Pala di Santa Lucia de' Magnoli) is a painting by the Italian painter Domenico Veneziano, dated to around 1445-1447. Once placed at the high altar of the church of Santa Lucia dei Magnoli, Florence, it is now housed in the Uffizi Gallery in the same city. The large canvas had originally a predella, which has been divided between museums in Washington …More
The Santa Lucia de' Magnoli Altarpiece (Italian: Pala di Santa Lucia de' Magnoli) is a painting by the Italian painter Domenico Veneziano, dated to around 1445-1447. Once placed at the high altar of the church of Santa Lucia dei Magnoli, Florence, it is now housed in the Uffizi Gallery in the same city. The large canvas had originally a predella, which has been divided between museums in Washington, Berlin and Cambridge.
Description
The painting is one of the earliest known examples of tabula quadrata et sine civoriis as suggested by Brunelleschi, which meant a "modern" type of canvas without the inner frames and the gilted background which was typical of medieval painting. The setting is however reminiscent of the frames, with three ogival arches, the columns and the shell-shaped niches. The architecture (as well as the basement over which is the Madonna's throne, and the polychrome pavement) is anyway depicted with the use of geometrical perspective, an innovation introduced in Italian early Renaissance art.
The saints portrayed ar St. John the Baptist and St. Zenobius (patron saints of Florence), St. Lucy (titular of the church where the painting was situated) and St. Francis, who resided in the church at his arrival in Florence in 1211. The garments and the mitre of St. Zenobius are particularly rich, with precious stones, pearls, golden plaques and enamels.
The predella included panels with scenes of the saints of the main composition, and a central, double-size Annunciation: the Stygmata of St. Francis and John Baptist in the Desert are currently in the National Gallery of Art in Washington, the Annunciation and The Miracle of St. Zenobius are in the Fitzwilliam Museum of Cambridge, and the Martyrdom of St. Lucy is in the Berlin State Museums.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Lucia_de'_Magnoli_Altarpiece
Description
The painting is one of the earliest known examples of tabula quadrata et sine civoriis as suggested by Brunelleschi, which meant a "modern" type of canvas without the inner frames and the gilted background which was typical of medieval painting. The setting is however reminiscent of the frames, with three ogival arches, the columns and the shell-shaped niches. The architecture (as well as the basement over which is the Madonna's throne, and the polychrome pavement) is anyway depicted with the use of geometrical perspective, an innovation introduced in Italian early Renaissance art.
The saints portrayed ar St. John the Baptist and St. Zenobius (patron saints of Florence), St. Lucy (titular of the church where the painting was situated) and St. Francis, who resided in the church at his arrival in Florence in 1211. The garments and the mitre of St. Zenobius are particularly rich, with precious stones, pearls, golden plaques and enamels.
The predella included panels with scenes of the saints of the main composition, and a central, double-size Annunciation: the Stygmata of St. Francis and John Baptist in the Desert are currently in the National Gallery of Art in Washington, the Annunciation and The Miracle of St. Zenobius are in the Fitzwilliam Museum of Cambridge, and the Martyrdom of St. Lucy is in the Berlin State Museums.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Lucia_de'_Magnoli_Altarpiece