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ADJUNCT MODULE A: ITALIAN ART
LocalCollection
ADJUNCT MODULE A: ITALIAN ART
Collection
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Preferred Title:
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Magi Chapel Frescoes
Work_PrefTitle
Magi Chapel Frescoes
Preferred Title
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Image View:
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Truncated south-west corner (with the walls now projecting inwards into the main room), panel part of the west wall, procession of Melchior
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Truncated south-west corner (with the walls now projecting inwards into the main room), panel part of the west wall, procession of Melchior
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Creator:
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Benozzo Gozzoli (Italian painter, ca. 1421-1497)
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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/)
Description
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Image Description:
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Subsequent alterations to the architecture of the chapel have resulted in the loss of certain parts of the decoration. The most serious modifications took place in the seventeenth century, when the window was opened on the entrance side and the south-west corner was chopped off (with the walls now projecting inwards into the main room).
Image_Description
Subsequent alterations to the architecture of the chapel have resulted in the loss of certain parts of the decoration. The most serious modifications took place in the seventeenth century, when the window was opened on the entrance side and the south-west corner was chopped off (with the walls now projecting inwards into the main room).
Image Description
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Collection:
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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-J01
Image_OriginalVendor ID
7A1-GOZZ-JMB-J01
Identifier
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Rights:
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© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
Image_Rights
© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
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