Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
ADJUNCT MODULE A: ITALIAN ART
Preferred Title:
Coronation of the Virgin with Four Musical Angels
Alternate Title:
Coronation of the Virgin with Four Musical Angels and Saints Francis, John the Baptist, Ivo and Dominic
Image View:
Detail, musical angels, with portative organ (just visible at left), hogshead psaltery, lute, and harp
Creator:
Giovanni dal Ponte (Italian painter, 1385-ca.1437)
Location:
repository: Galleria dell'Accademia (Florence, Tuscany, Italy) Inv. 1890 no. 458
Location Note:
58-60 via Ricasoli
GPS:
43.77694 11.25873
Date:
ca. 1430 (creation)
Cultural Context:
Italian
Style Period:
Gothic (Medieval)
Work Type 1:
altarpiece
Work Type 2:
panel painting
Classification:
painting
Material:
tempera; gilding; wood panel
Technique:
gilding (technique); painting and painting techniques
Description:
Giovanni di Marco was called "dal Ponte" because his workshop was located in the Florentine parish of Santo Stefano al Ponte. The cusps at top depict the Descent into Limbo at center, flanked by the Annunciation. The saints are Francis, John the Baptist, Ivo and Dominic. The musical angels at the Virgin's feet are an accurate representation of a musical ensemble of the time. The musical instruments, from left; a portative organ, hogshead psaltery, lute, and harp. They are rendered with accurate detail contemporary to ca. 1430. (Source: Galleria dell'Accademia (Florence) [website]; http://www.accademia .org/)
Collection:
Adjunct Module A: Italian Art
Identifier:
7A3-M-AG-CVF-A05
Rights:
© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.

Coronation of the Virgin with Four Musical Angels