Detail View: ADJUNCT MODULE A: ITALIAN ART: Baptism of Christ
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Collection:
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ADJUNCT MODULE A: ITALIAN ART
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Preferred Title:
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Baptism of Christ
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Image View:
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Detail, left side, angels witness the baptism
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Creator:
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Andrea del Sarto (Italian painter, 1486-1530)
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Location:
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repository: Chiostro dello Scalzo (Florence, Tuscany, Italy)
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Location Note:
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Via Camillo Benso Cavour, 69
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GPS:
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+43.779619+11.259464
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Date:
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1509-1510 (creation)
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Cultural Context:
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Italian
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Style Period:
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Mannerist (Renaissance-Baroque style); Renaissance
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Work Type 1:
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fresco (painting)
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Classification:
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painting
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Material:
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pigment on plaster
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Technique:
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fresco painting (technique); grisaille
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Measurements:
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194 cm (height, approx., each panel) x 201 cm (width, approx., each panel)
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Relation Work:
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partOf Cloister of the Scalzo Fresco Cycle
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Description:
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The scenes of Saint John the Baptist do not correspond to the actual chronological order of their execution. Del Sarto started with The Baptism of Christ (the six scene in the life of the Baptist) and finished with The Birth of the Baptist in 1526. Documented payments for the single scenes span the period 1515-1526, yet the style of the Baptism suggests that he began work on the series as early as 1507-1508. His technique matured over the course of those years, especially his sculptural clarity; contrasting this first panel with later ones makes this evident. (Source: Grove Art Online; http://www.oxfordartonline.com/)
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Collection:
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Adjunct Module A: Italian Art
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Identifier:
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6A1-SARTO-CS-S6-A08
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Rights:
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© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
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