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ADJUNCT MODULE A: ITALIAN ART
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ADJUNCT MODULE A: ITALIAN ART
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Preferred Title:
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Magi Chapel Frescoes
Work_PrefTitle
Magi Chapel Frescoes
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Image View:
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Scarsella (smaller room) with altar, Lippi altarpiece (top visible), and flanking frescoes of adoring angels and singers; at top two of the symbols of the Evangelists
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Scarsella (smaller room) with altar, Lippi altarpiece (top visible), and flanking frescoes of adoring angels and singers; at top two of the symbols of the Evangelists
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Creator:
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Benozzo Gozzoli (Italian painter, ca. 1421-1497)
Agent_Display
Benozzo Gozzoli (Italian painter, ca. 1421-1497)
Creator
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Location:
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repository: Palazzo Medici-Riccardi (Florence, Tuscany, Italy)
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repository: Palazzo Medici-Riccardi (Florence, Tuscany, Italy)
Location
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Location Note:
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Via Camillo Cavour, 3
Work_LocationNotes
Via Camillo Cavour, 3
Location Note
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GPS:
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43.7752 11.255429
GPS
43.7752 11.255429
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Date:
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ca. 1459-1461 (creation)
Work_DateDisplay
ca. 1459-1461 (creation)
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Cultural Context:
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Italian
Work_Culture
Italian
Cultural Context
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Style Period:
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Renaissance
Work_StylePeriodDisp lay
Renaissance
Style Period
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Work Type 1:
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fresco (painting)
Work_Worktype1
fresco (painting)
Work Type 1
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Classification:
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painting
Work_Classification
painting
Classification
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Material:
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pigment on plaster; gilding
Work_MaterialDisplay
pigment on plaster; gilding
Material
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Technique:
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fresco painting (technique); gilding (technique)
Work_Technique
fresco painting (technique); gilding (technique)
Technique
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Description:
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In 1459 Gozzoli began to fresco the chapel for Piero de’ Medici, which already contained the altarpiece of the Adoration of the Child by Filippo Lippi (now replaced by a copy by his workshop), and featured a painted and gilded carved wooden ceiling and a splendid inlaid floor of ancient marble. The chapel is composed of two square rooms, one larger and one smaller. The latter, known as the scarsella contains the altar, and has two small sacristies at the sides. The tapestry-like decorative scheme was conceived in close thematic and figurative relation with the altarpiece of the Adoration of the Child; the events of the Nativity. The Medici family were patrons of the Confraternita dei Magi which had its headquarters in the nearby convent of San Marco. Losses were incurred with renovations to the rooms; the chapel was restored in 1988-1992. (Source: Palazzo Medici-Riccardi [website]; http://www.palazzo-m edici.it/)
Work_Description_Sou rce
In 1459 Gozzoli began to fresco the chapel for Piero de’ Medici, which already contained the altarpiece of the Adoration of the Child by Filippo Lippi (now replaced by a copy by his workshop), and featured a painted and gilded carved wooden ceiling and a splendid inlaid floor of ancient marble. The chapel is composed of two square rooms, one larger and one smaller. The latter, known as the scarsella contains the altar, and has two small sacristies at the sides. The tapestry-like decorative scheme was conceived in close thematic and figurative relation with the altarpiece of the Adoration of the Child; the events of the Nativity. The Medici family were patrons of the Confraternita dei Magi which had its headquarters in the nearby convent of San Marco. Losses were incurred with renovations to the rooms; the chapel was restored in 1988-1992. (Source: Palazzo Medici-Riccardi [website]; http://www.palazzo-m edici.it/)
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Image Description:
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In the nineteenth century, a larger window was opened behind the altar, later walled in again, resulted in the loss of two of the symbols of the Evangelists.
Image_Description
In the nineteenth century, a larger window was opened behind the altar, later walled in again, resulted in the loss of two of the symbols of the Evangelists.
Image Description
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Adjunct Module A: Italian Art
LocalCollection
Adjunct Module A: Italian Art
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Identifier:
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7A1-GOZZ-JMB-F06
Image_OriginalVendor ID
7A1-GOZZ-JMB-F06
Identifier
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Rights:
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© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
Image_Rights
© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
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