Detail View: ADJUNCT MODULE A: ITALIAN ART: Madonna of Mercy
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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 of Mercy
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Alternate Title:
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Madonna della Misericordia
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Image View:
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Detail, left group (men) of the sheltered including in front, a king, cardinal and bishop
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Creator:
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unknown (Italian)
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Location:
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repository: Museo Nazionale del Bargello (Florence, Tuscany, Italy) Inv. 16 L
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Location Note:
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Via del Proconsolo, 4
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GPS:
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+43.770423+11.257947
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Date:
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ca. 15th century (creation)
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Cultural Context:
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Italian
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Style Period:
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Fifteenth century; Late Gothic
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Work Type 1:
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sculpture (visual work)
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Classification:
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sculpture
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Material:
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paint; gilding; wood
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Technique:
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carving (processes); gilding (technique); painting and painting techniques
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Description:
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Acquired in 1933, from Tuoro on Lake Trasimeno. the work is by an Umbrian (or Umbrian-Marche) artist of the 15th century. [museum label] The iconography of a Madonna della Misericordia frequently shows the sheltering cloak containing smaller figures showing hierarchic proportions. Here the Madonna shelters a group including a king, queen, bishop and civil authorities as well as pious women.
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Collection:
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Adjunct Module A: Italian Art
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Identifier:
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7A3-RE-MB-MM-A05
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Rights:
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© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
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