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Collection:
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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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Doni Tondo
Work_PrefTitle
Doni Tondo
Preferred Title
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Image View:
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Detail, the heads of the Holy Family, with youths in the background
Image_Title
Detail, the heads of the Holy Family, with youths in the background
Image View
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Creator:
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Michelangelo Buonarroti (Italian painter, 1475-1564)
Agent_Display
Michelangelo Buonarroti (Italian painter, 1475-1564)
Creator
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Location:
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repository: Galleria degli Uffizi (Florence, Tuscany, Italy)
Work_Location_Type_D isplay
repository: Galleria degli Uffizi (Florence, Tuscany, Italy)
Location
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Location Note:
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Piazzale degli Uffizi
Work_LocationNotes
Piazzale degli Uffizi
Location Note
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GPS:
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43.768639 11.255214
GPS
43.768639 11.255214
GPS
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Date:
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ca. 1506-1508 (creation)
Work_DateDisplay
ca. 1506-1508 (creation)
Date
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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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Mannerist (Renaissance-Baroque style); Renaissance
Work_StylePeriodDisp lay
Mannerist (Renaissance-Baroque style); Renaissance
Style Period
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Work Type 1:
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panel painting
Work_Worktype1
panel painting
Work Type 1
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Work Type 2:
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tondo
Work_Worktype2
tondo
Work Type 2
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Classification:
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painting
Work_Classification
painting
Classification
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Material:
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tempera paint on wood panel
Work_MaterialDisplay
tempera paint on wood panel
Material
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Technique:
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painting and painting techniques
Work_Technique
painting and painting techniques
Technique
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Measurements:
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120 cm (diameter)
Work_MeasurementDisp lay
120 cm (diameter)
Measurements
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Description:
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This is Michelangelo's only existing documented panel picture. The survival of the original frame, which may have been designed by him, makes the tondo doubly important as the sole intact decorative ensemble in his oeuvre. The frame also provides a clue to the date of commission, since it shows the intertwined devices of Agnolo Doni and his wife, Maddalena Strozzi. It has been suggested that the painting celebrated their marriage in 1503 or the birth of their first male heir in 1507. The relative severity of Michelangelo’s conception of the Holy Family contrasts with the group of naked youths lounging in the background. Tolnay suggested that the youths represent the epoch before the Law, while the Holy Family stands for the era of Grace and the Baptist an intermediary period, which makes sense of the spatial arrangement, but remains speculative. (Source: Grove Art Online; http://www.oxfordart online.com/)
Work_Description_Sou rce
This is Michelangelo's only existing documented panel picture. The survival of the original frame, which may have been designed by him, makes the tondo doubly important as the sole intact decorative ensemble in his oeuvre. The frame also provides a clue to the date of commission, since it shows the intertwined devices of Agnolo Doni and his wife, Maddalena Strozzi. It has been suggested that the painting celebrated their marriage in 1503 or the birth of their first male heir in 1507. The relative severity of Michelangelo’s conception of the Holy Family contrasts with the group of naked youths lounging in the background. Tolnay suggested that the youths represent the epoch before the Law, while the Holy Family stands for the era of Grace and the Baptist an intermediary period, which makes sense of the spatial arrangement, but remains speculative. (Source: Grove Art Online; http://www.oxfordart online.com/)
Description
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Collection:
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Adjunct Module A: Italian Art
LocalCollection
Adjunct Module A: Italian Art
Collection
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Identifier:
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7A1-MB-UG-DT-A02
Image_OriginalVendor ID
7A1-MB-UG-DT-A02
Identifier
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Rights:
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© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
Image_Rights
© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
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