Detail View: ADJUNCT MODULE B: ITALIAN ART: Piccolomini Library; Illuminated Choir Books
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Collection:
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ADJUNCT MODULE B: ITALIAN ART
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Preferred Title:
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Piccolomini Library; Illuminated Choir Books
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Image View:
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Example of illumination from Renaissance choir book, ca. 1465 to 1515
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Creator:
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Antonio Barili (Italian woodworker, 1453-1516); Pius II, Pope (Italian collector, 1405-1464)
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Location:
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repository: Siena Cathedral (Siena, Tuscany, Italy)
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Location Note:
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Piccolomini Library; Piazza del Duomo
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GPS:
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+43.3177+11.329
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Date:
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ca. 1465-1515 (inclusive)
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Cultural Context:
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Italian
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Style Period:
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Fifteenth century; Renaissance
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Work Type 1:
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illuminated manuscript
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Work Type 2:
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choirbook
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Classification:
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Manuscripts and Manuscript Illuminations
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Material:
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pigment on parchment
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Technique:
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drawing (image-making); painting and painting techniques
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Subjects:
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decorative arts; music; rulers and leaders; typography or calligraphy; writing systems; Pius II, Pope, 1405-1464; Sienese
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Description:
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Adjoining Siena Cathedral is the Piccolomini Library, housing precious illuminated choir books. The library was commissioned by Cardinal Francesco Piccolomini, Archbishop of Siena (later Pope Pius III), to honor the memory and book collection of his maternal uncle Enea (Aeneas) Piccolomini, who became Pope Pius II. The walls are lined with display cases carved by Antonio Barili in 1495-1496 and filled with an important collection of 30 richly illustrated Renaissance choir books from 1465 to 1515. (Source: Museo dell'Opera del Duomo, Siena; http://operaduomo.siena.it/en/sites/museum/)
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Collection:
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Adjunct Module B: Italian Art
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Identifier:
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6A3-M-SPL-ICB-A01
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Rights:
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© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
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