Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
ADJUNCT MODULE B: ITALIAN ART
Preferred Title:
Glorification of the Virgin between Angels and Saints
Alternate Title:
Coronation of the Virgin
Image View:
Detail, Christ adds a jewel to Mary's crown, surrounded by angels
Creator:
Fra Angelico (Italian painter, ca. 1400-1455)
Location:
repository: Galleria degli Uffizi (Florence, Tuscany, Italy) Inv. 1890 no. 1612
Location Note:
Piazzale degli Uffizi
GPS:
43.768639 11.255214
Date:
ca. 1431-1435 (creation)
Cultural Context:
Italian
Style Period:
Fifteenth century; Renaissance
Work Type 1:
panel painting
Work Type 2:
altarpiece
Classification:
Paintings
Material:
tempera paint on wood with gold leaf
Technique:
gilding (technique); painting and painting techniques
Measurements:
112 cm (height) x 114 cm (width)
Subjects:
deities; New Testament; saints; Angels; Jesus Christ; Mary, Blessed Virgin, Saint
Description:
Commissioned by the Oblate monks of Sant' Egidio, this small altarpiece was hung on the partition separating the choir, where it was described by Vasari. Its predella contained the Wedding and Burial of the Virgin, now in San Marco. The early Renaissance work has an early 19th century frame, and although it had been at the Uffizi since 1825 it was not displayed until 1948. [museum label] (Source: Grove Art Online; http://www.oxfordart online.com/)
Collection:
Adjunct Module B: Italian Art
Identifier:
7A1-FA-UG-GVBA-A02
Rights:
© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.

Glorification of the Virgin between Angels and Saints