Detail View: ADJUNCT MODULE A: ITALIAN ART: Saint George
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Collection:
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ADJUNCT MODULE A: ITALIAN ART
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Preferred Title:
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Saint George
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Alternate Title:
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Saint George Tabernacle
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Image View:
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Detail, bas-relief with St. George and the princess, standing in front of arcade
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Creator:
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Donatello (Italian sculptor, ca. 1386-1466)
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Location:
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repository: Museo Nazionale del Bargello (Florence, Tuscany, Italy)
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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. 1414-1417 (creation)
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Cultural Context:
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Italian
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Style Period:
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Renaissance
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Work Type 1:
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sculpture (visual work)
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Work Type 2:
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tabernacle (aedicule)
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Work Type 3:
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bas-relief (sculpture)
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Classification:
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sculpture
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Material:
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marble
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Technique:
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carving (processes)
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Measurements:
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214 cm (height, statue)
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Description:
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Around 1414, the Arte dei Corazzai (Guild of Armourers, literally Cuirass-makers) ordered from Donatello a marble statue for Orsanmichele of their patron, St. George, a knight in armor and thus an advertisement for their wares. In the clenched right-hand fist a hole indicates that the knight once held a weapon, probably a sword fashioned in gilt-metal. This is the original; a bronze copy now stands in the niche outside Orsanmichele. The niche is replicated in the museum. Below the niche is a relief that, like the predella of an altarpiece, tells the story of the Saint depicted above. This showcases Donatello’s principal technical innovation, stiacciato (rilievo schiacciato), a technique of very low bas-relief (only a depth of about 10 to 20 mm) that provides the viewer with an illusion of depth and spatial continuity. This is also one of the first examples of central-point perspective in sculpture. The relief is replicated on the niche as well; however the original is located nearby, hung at eye level for better viewing. (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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7A1-DB-NMB-SG-A14
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Rights:
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© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
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