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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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Paradise (Coronation of the Virgin)
Work_PrefTitle
Paradise (Coronation of the Virgin)
Preferred Title
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Image View:
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Detail, rows of saints and prophets surrounding the central throne
Image_Title
Detail, rows of saints and prophets surrounding the central throne
Image View
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Creator:
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Guariento (Italian painter, active 1338, died 1367 or 1370)
Agent_Display
Guariento (Italian painter, active 1338, died 1367 or 1370)
Creator
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Location:
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repository: Palazzo Ducale (Venice, Veneto, Italy)
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repository: Palazzo Ducale (Venice, Veneto, Italy)
Location
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Location Note:
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Doge's Palace, Piazza San Marco 1; Sala dell’Armamento
Work_LocationNotes
Doge's Palace, Piazza San Marco 1; Sala dell’Armamento
Location Note
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GPS:
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45.4339 12.34
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Date:
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1365-1368 (creation)
Work_DateDisplay
1365-1368 (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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Fourteenth century; Gothic (Medieval); Italo-Byzantine
Work_StylePeriodDisp lay
Fourteenth century; Gothic (Medieval); Italo-Byzantine
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Work Type 1:
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fresco (painting)
Work_Worktype1
fresco (painting)
Work Type 1
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Classification:
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Paintings
Work_Classification
Paintings
Classification
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Material:
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pigment on plaster
Work_MaterialDisplay
pigment on plaster
Material
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Technique:
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fresco painting (technique)
Work_Technique
fresco painting (technique)
Technique
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Measurements:
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20 ft (height, approx.) x 70 ft (width, approx.)
Work_MeasurementDisp lay
20 ft (height, approx.) x 70 ft (width, approx.)
Measurements
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Subjects:
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allegory; New Testament; saints; Mary, Blessed Virgin, Saint; Venetian
Work_Image_SubjectDi splay
allegory; New Testament; saints; Mary, Blessed Virgin, Saint; Venetian
Subjects
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Description:
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Guariento di Arpo was the leading painter of his time in Padua. The Paradise fresco (now in the Sala dell’Armamento), was formerly in the Sala del Maggior Consiglio and commissioned, as the inscription records, by Doge Marco Cornaro in 1365-1368. No documentary evidence links Guariento’s name with this commission, but the attribution is quite secure on grounds of style and is supported by 15th and 16th century accounts. The fresco was damaged by fire in 1577 and the charred but extensive fragments were discovered (1903) under Jacopo Tintoretto’s canvas painting (1588-1594; in situ) of the same subject. The central element was a Coronation of the Virgin on an immense and complex throne, surrounded by a host of Angels and seated Saints. Vestiges of the original color suggest that the chromatic range was distinctive and rich. The specific iconography of the scene, with ranks of seated and conversing Patriarchs and Prophets, can be read in the context of the location in the central debating chamber of the Venetian Republic. (Source: Grove Art Online; http://www.oxfordart online.com/)
Work_Description_Sou rce
Guariento di Arpo was the leading painter of his time in Padua. The Paradise fresco (now in the Sala dell’Armamento), was formerly in the Sala del Maggior Consiglio and commissioned, as the inscription records, by Doge Marco Cornaro in 1365-1368. No documentary evidence links Guariento’s name with this commission, but the attribution is quite secure on grounds of style and is supported by 15th and 16th century accounts. The fresco was damaged by fire in 1577 and the charred but extensive fragments were discovered (1903) under Jacopo Tintoretto’s canvas painting (1588-1594; in situ) of the same subject. The central element was a Coronation of the Virgin on an immense and complex throne, surrounded by a host of Angels and seated Saints. Vestiges of the original color suggest that the chromatic range was distinctive and rich. The specific iconography of the scene, with ranks of seated and conversing Patriarchs and Prophets, can be read in the context of the location in the central debating chamber of the Venetian Republic. (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
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Identifier:
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7A1-ARPO-DP-P-A08
Image_OriginalVendor ID
7A1-ARPO-DP-P-A08
Identifier
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Rights:
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© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
Image_Rights
© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
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