Detail View: ADJUNCT MODULE B: ITALIAN ART: San Sebastiano Sacristy Ceiling; Coronation of the Virgin
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Collection:
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ADJUNCT MODULE B: ITALIAN ART
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Preferred Title:
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San Sebastiano Sacristy Ceiling; Coronation of the Virgin
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Alternate Title:
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Coronation of the Virgin
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Image View:
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Detail, God the Father, left, the Dove of the Holy Ghost, center, Jesus, right with cherubs above
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Creator:
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Paolo Veronese (Italian painter, 1528-1588)
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Location:
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repository: San Sebastiano (Venice, Veneto, Italy)
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Location Note:
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Campo di San Sebastiano, Rio di San Basilio
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GPS:
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+45.432+12.32
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Date:
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1555 (creation)
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Cultural Context:
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Italian
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Style Period:
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Renaissance; Sixteenth century
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Work Type 1:
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painting (visual work)
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Classification:
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Paintings
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Material:
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oil paint on canvas
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Technique:
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oil painting (technique)
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Measurements:
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200 cm (height) x 170 cm (width)
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Inscription:
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M.D.L.V./ DIE XXIII/ NOVEMBER (November 23, 1555)
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Subjects:
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New Testament; Mary, Blessed Virgin, Saint; Venetian; Trinity
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Description:
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In 1555 Veronese was employed by the fellow Veronese Don Bernardo Torlioni (died 1572), who was prior of S Sebastiano, to paint the ceiling of the church’s sacristy. The central canvas of the sacristy ceiling represents the Coronation of the Virgin, and the four surrounding canvases depict the Evangelists. Unlike the nave, the ceiling, in between the elaborate stuccowork moldings, is all oil on canvas. This work has an unusual iconography compared with older depictions. Mary is being crowned by Christ, while God the Father touches His Son's shoulder with his left hand. The date of completion of the ceiling painting (November 23, 1555) is recorded in a book in one of the four corner tondos held by a winged angel. (Source: Grove Art Online; http://www.oxfordartonline.com/)
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Collection:
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Adjunct Module B: Italian Art
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Identifier:
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6A1-VERON-SS-S-CV-A3
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Rights:
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© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
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