Detail View: ADJUNCT MODULE A: ITALIAN ART: Coronation of the Virgin with Four Musical Angels
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Collection:
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ADJUNCT MODULE A: ITALIAN ART
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Preferred Title:
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Coronation of the Virgin with Four Musical Angels
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Alternate Title:
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Coronation of the Virgin with Four Musical Angels and Saints Francis, John the Baptist, Ivo and Dominic
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Image View:
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Top of the altarpiece with cusps at top; the Descent into Limbo at center framed by the Annunciation
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Creator:
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Giovanni dal Ponte (Italian painter, 1385-ca.1437)
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Location:
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repository: Galleria dell'Accademia (Florence, Tuscany, Italy) Inv. 1890 no. 458
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Location Note:
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58-60 via Ricasoli
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GPS:
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+43.77694+11.25873
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Date:
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ca. 1430 (creation)
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Cultural Context:
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Italian
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Style Period:
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Gothic (Medieval)
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Work Type 1:
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altarpiece
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Work Type 2:
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panel painting
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Classification:
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painting
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Material:
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tempera; gilding; wood panel
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Technique:
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gilding (technique); painting and painting techniques
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Description:
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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/)
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Collection:
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Adjunct Module A: Italian Art
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Identifier:
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7A3-M-AG-CVF-A08
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Rights:
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© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
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