Detail View: ADJUNCT MODULE A: ITALIAN ART: Madonna and Child with Saints
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Collection:
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ADJUNCT MODULE A: ITALIAN ART
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Preferred Title:
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Madonna and Child with Saints
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Alternate Title:
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Virgin and Child, Saints John the Baptist, Francis, Matthew, and Mary Magdalen
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Image View:
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Detail, central panel, Virgin and child flanked by kneeling angels and lilies
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Creator:
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Rossello di Jacopo Franchi (Italian painter, ca. 1376-1456)
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Location:
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repository: Galleria dell'Accademia (Florence, Tuscany, Italy) Inv. 1890 no. 8611
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Location Note:
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58-60 via Ricasoli; International Gothic room
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GPS:
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+43.77694+11.25873
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Date:
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ca. 1400-1450 (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 paint; gold leaf; wood panel
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Technique:
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gilding (technique); painting and painting techniques
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Measurements:
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190 cm (height) x 238 cm (width)
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Description:
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An International Gothic style altarpiece of unknown provenance from the first half of the 15th century with gilded frame and slender spires. In the cusps above are a Crucifixion, center, flanked by two saints (Paul and Peter) in aureole shapes. The three main panels depict the Madonna and Child, flanked by Saints John the Baptist, Francis, Matthew, and Mary Magdalene. (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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7A1-FRAR-AG-MC-A02
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Rights:
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© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
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