Virgin and Child Enthroned with Two Angels and SS Anthony of Padua, Louis of Toulouse, Francis, Cosmas, Damian and Peter Martyr
Work_AltTitle
Virgin and Child Enthroned with Two Angels and SS Anthony of Padua, Louis of Toulouse, Francis, Cosmas, Damian and Peter Martyr
Alternate Title
Image View:
Detail, predella panel with Christ (Man of Sorrows) flanked by Saints Dominic, Bernardino of Siena, Peter, Paul, Jerome, and Benedict
Image_Title
Detail, predella panel with Christ (Man of Sorrows) flanked by Saints Dominic, Bernardino of Siena, Peter, Paul, Jerome, and Benedict
Image View
Creator:
Fra Angelico (Italian painter, ca. 1400-1455)
Agent_Display
Fra Angelico (Italian painter, ca. 1400-1455)
Creator
Location:
repository: Museo di San Marco (Florence, Tuscany, Italy) Inv. 1890 nn. 8503, 8507
Work_Location_Type_D isplay
repository: Museo di San Marco (Florence, Tuscany, Italy) Inv. 1890 nn. 8503, 8507
Location
Location Note:
Convent of San Marco, Pilgrim Room
Work_LocationNotes
Convent of San Marco, Pilgrim Room
Location Note
GPS:
43.778198 11.259329
GPS
43.778198 11.259329
GPS
Date:
ca. 1450 (creation)
Work_DateDisplay
ca. 1450 (creation)
Date
Cultural Context:
Italian
Work_Culture
Italian
Cultural Context
Style Period:
Fifteenth century; Renaissance
Work_StylePeriodDisp lay
Fifteenth century; Renaissance
Style Period
Work Type 1:
altarpiece
Work_Worktype1
altarpiece
Work Type 1
Work Type 2:
panel painting
Work_Worktype2
panel painting
Work Type 2
Classification:
Paintings
Work_Classification
Paintings
Classification
Material:
tempera and gold leaf on wood panel
Work_MaterialDisplay
tempera and gold leaf on wood panel
Material
Technique:
gilding (technique); painting and painting techniques
Work_Technique
gilding (technique); painting and painting techniques
Technique
Measurements:
174 cm (height) x 173 cm (width)
Work_MeasurementDisp lay
174 cm (height) x 173 cm (width)
Measurements
Subjects:
New Testament; saints; Franciscans; Medici, Cosimo de', 1389-1464
Work_Image_SubjectDi splay
New Testament; saints; Franciscans; Medici, Cosimo de', 1389-1464
Subjects
Description:
By early 1450 Fra Angelico had returned to Tuscany from Rome to assume the priorate of S Domenico, Fiesole, for the standard period of two years. The altarpiece depicting the Virgin and Child Enthroned with Two Angels and SS Anthony of Padua, Louis of Toulouse, Francis, Cosmas, Damian and Peter Martyr, commissioned by Cosimo de’ Medici for the Observant Franciscans of S Bonaventura, Bosco ai Frati, near Florence (in Mugello), probably dates from this period. Its sumptuous surfaces, grander rhythms and more substantial figures reflect Fra Angelico’s recent Roman experiences. (Source: Grove Art Online; http://www.oxfordart online.com/)
Work_Description_Sou rce
By early 1450 Fra Angelico had returned to Tuscany from Rome to assume the priorate of S Domenico, Fiesole, for the standard period of two years. The altarpiece depicting the Virgin and Child Enthroned with Two Angels and SS Anthony of Padua, Louis of Toulouse, Francis, Cosmas, Damian and Peter Martyr, commissioned by Cosimo de’ Medici for the Observant Franciscans of S Bonaventura, Bosco ai Frati, near Florence (in Mugello), probably dates from this period. Its sumptuous surfaces, grander rhythms and more substantial figures reflect Fra Angelico’s recent Roman experiences. (Source: Grove Art Online; http://www.oxfordart online.com/)
