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Collection:
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ADJUNCT MODULE B: ITALIAN ART
LocalCollection
ADJUNCT MODULE B: ITALIAN ART
Collection
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Preferred Title:
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Piccolomini Altar
Work_PrefTitle
Piccolomini Altar
Preferred Title
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Image View:
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Raking view from left; the lower four sculptures flanking the niche are by Michelangelo
Image_Title
Raking view from left; the lower four sculptures flanking the niche are by Michelangelo
Image View
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Creator:
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Andrea Bregno (Italian sculptor, 1418-1503); Michelangelo Buonarroti (Italian sculptor, 1475-1564)
Agent_Display
Andrea Bregno (Italian sculptor, 1418-1503); Michelangelo Buonarroti (Italian sculptor, 1475-1564)
Creator
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Location:
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repository: Siena Cathedral (Siena, Tuscany, Italy)
Work_Location_Type_D isplay
repository: Siena Cathedral (Siena, Tuscany, Italy)
Location
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Location Note:
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Piazza del Duomo
Work_LocationNotes
Piazza del Duomo
Location Note
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GPS:
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43.3177 11.329
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Date:
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1481-1504 (inclusive)
Work_DateDisplay
1481-1504 (inclusive)
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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Fifteenth century; Renaissance
Work_StylePeriodDisp lay
Fifteenth century; Renaissance
Style Period
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Work Type 1:
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altar (religious building fixture)
Work_Worktype1
altar (religious building fixture)
Work Type 1
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Work Type 2:
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sculpture (visual work)
Work_Worktype2
sculpture (visual work)
Work Type 2
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Work Type 3:
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monument
Work_Worktype3
monument
Work Type 3
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Classification:
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Sculpture and Installations
Work_Classification
Sculpture and Installations
Classification
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Material:
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marble
Work_MaterialDisplay
marble
Material
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Technique:
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carving (processes); construction (assembling)
Work_Technique
carving (processes); construction (assembling)
Technique
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Subjects:
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death or burial; funerary art; New Testament; rulers and leaders; saints; Mary, Blessed Virgin, Saint
Work_Image_SubjectDi splay
death or burial; funerary art; New Testament; rulers and leaders; saints; Mary, Blessed Virgin, Saint
Subjects
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Description:
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Between 1481 and 1485, Bregno, together with his assistants (including Pietro Torrigiani), composed the Piccolomini Altar (signed and dated 1485) in Siena Cathedral, which was later embellished with sculptures (1501-1504) by Michelangelo. The altar also houses the tomb of Cardinal Francesco Todeschini-Piccolomi ni, who was to succeed Pope Alexander VI as Pius III in 1503 only to die within the year, leaving the Holy See to Julius II. Michelangelo executed four out of fifteen small statues he had contracted to provide for the Piccolomini Altar; Saint Peter, Saint Paul, Saint Gregory (with the help of an assistant) and Saint Pius. On top of the altar is the Madonna and Child, a sculpture (probably) by Jacopo della Quercia. (Source: Grove Art Online; http://www.oxfordart online.com/)
Work_Description_Sou rce
Between 1481 and 1485, Bregno, together with his assistants (including Pietro Torrigiani), composed the Piccolomini Altar (signed and dated 1485) in Siena Cathedral, which was later embellished with sculptures (1501-1504) by Michelangelo. The altar also houses the tomb of Cardinal Francesco Todeschini-Piccolomi ni, who was to succeed Pope Alexander VI as Pius III in 1503 only to die within the year, leaving the Holy See to Julius II. Michelangelo executed four out of fifteen small statues he had contracted to provide for the Piccolomini Altar; Saint Peter, Saint Paul, Saint Gregory (with the help of an assistant) and Saint Pius. On top of the altar is the Madonna and Child, a sculpture (probably) by Jacopo della Quercia. (Source: Grove Art Online; http://www.oxfordart online.com/)
Description
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Collection:
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Adjunct Module B: Italian Art
LocalCollection
Adjunct Module B: Italian Art
Collection
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Identifier:
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6A1-BA-SC-PA-A02
Image_OriginalVendor ID
6A1-BA-SC-PA-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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