Detail View: ADJUNCT MODULE A: ITALIAN ART: Punishment of the Couple Ananias and Saphira
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Collection:
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ADJUNCT MODULE A: ITALIAN ART
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Preferred Title:
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Punishment of the Couple Ananias and Saphira
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Alternate Title:
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Altar of the Lie
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Image View:
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Detail, central portion, figure of St. Peter at center
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Creator:
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after Cristoforo Roncalli (Italian painter, ca. 1553-1626)
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Location:
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repository: Saint Peter's (Basilica di San Pietro in Vaticano) (Rome (Vatican City), Santa Sede (Holy See), Italy)
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Location Note:
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Piazza di San Pietro
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GPS:
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+41.902222+12.453333
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Date:
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mosaic 1725-1727 (creation); painting 1599-1604 (creation)
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Cultural Context:
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Italian
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Style Period:
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Baroque
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Work Type 1:
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altarpiece
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Work Type 2:
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micromosaic
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Classification:
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mosaics
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Material:
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colored glass and stone tesserae
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Technique:
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mosaic (process)
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Description:
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The altarpiece is a fine mosaic (micromosaic), dating from 1725-1727, copied after a Late Mannerist painting by Roncalli dated 1599-1604. From the Renaissance micromosaics began to be made in Italy, reaching the height of their popularity in the mid 19th century, when Rome was the center of production; there was a Vatican Mosaic Studio from 1576, set up to create mosaic replicas of the altarpieces in St. Peter's Basilica, which were being damaged by the humid conditions of the vast and crowded interior. The scene depicts the moment after lying to St. Peter, Saphira falls to the ground before the Apostle; in the background two young men carry the dead body of her husband, Ananias (Acts 5:1-11). (Source: Wikipedia; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page)
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Collection:
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Adjunct Module A: Italian Art
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Identifier:
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7A3-B-SPB-PAS-A02
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Rights:
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© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
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