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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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Sacra Conversazione
Work_PrefTitle
Sacra Conversazione
Preferred Title
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Alternate Title:
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Madonna of the Shadows (Madonna delle Ombre)
Work_AltTitle
Madonna of the Shadows (Madonna delle Ombre)
Alternate Title
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Image View:
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Detail, center; Virgin Mary and Christ child, enthroned, the Christ child holds an orb and gives the Benediction
Image_Title
Detail, center; Virgin Mary and Christ child, enthroned, the Christ child holds an orb and gives the Benediction
Image View
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Creator:
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Fra Angelico (Italian painter, ca. 1400-1455)
Agent_Display
Fra Angelico (Italian painter, ca. 1400-1455)
Creator
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Location:
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repository: Museo di San Marco (Florence, Tuscany, Italy)
Work_Location_Type_D isplay
repository: Museo di San Marco (Florence, Tuscany, Italy)
Location
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Location Note:
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Convent of San Marco, Dormitory; Piazza San Marco 3
Work_LocationNotes
Convent of San Marco, Dormitory; Piazza San Marco 3
Location Note
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GPS:
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43.778198 11.259329
GPS
43.778198 11.259329
GPS
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Date:
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ca. 1443 (creation)
Work_DateDisplay
ca. 1443 (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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Fifteenth century; Renaissance
Work_StylePeriodDisp lay
Fifteenth century; Renaissance
Style Period
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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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195 cm (height) x 273 cm (width)
Work_MeasurementDisp lay
195 cm (height) x 273 cm (width)
Measurements
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Subjects:
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saints; Dominicans; Jesus Christ; Mary, Blessed Virgin, Saint
Work_Image_SubjectDi splay
saints; Dominicans; Jesus Christ; Mary, Blessed Virgin, Saint
Subjects
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Description:
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The Sacra Conversazione fresco on the wall of the east corridor of the convent is also called Madonna of the Shadows (Madonna delle Ombre). Painted in the corridor off which the brethren's cells open (between cells 25 and 26), this fresco was one of Fra Angelico's last works in San Marco's Dominican Monastery. On the left, St. Dominic engages the beholder's gaze, directing it to his book. The text, which has no known source in his writings, is an exhortation to the friars: "Have charity, preserve humility, possess voluntary poverty. I call forth God's curse and mine on the introduction of possessions into this Order." St. Dominic stands at a distance from St. Mark, as well as from Saints Cosmas and Damian to whom the convent was jointly dedicated. (Source: Grove Art Online; http://www.oxfordart online.com/)
Work_Description_Sou rce
The Sacra Conversazione fresco on the wall of the east corridor of the convent is also called Madonna of the Shadows (Madonna delle Ombre). Painted in the corridor off which the brethren's cells open (between cells 25 and 26), this fresco was one of Fra Angelico's last works in San Marco's Dominican Monastery. On the left, St. Dominic engages the beholder's gaze, directing it to his book. The text, which has no known source in his writings, is an exhortation to the friars: "Have charity, preserve humility, possess voluntary poverty. I call forth God's curse and mine on the introduction of possessions into this Order." St. Dominic stands at a distance from St. Mark, as well as from Saints Cosmas and Damian to whom the convent was jointly dedicated. (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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7A1-FA-CSM-SC-A03
Image_OriginalVendor ID
7A1-FA-CSM-SC-A03
Identifier
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Rights:
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© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
Image_Rights
© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
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