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ADJUNCT MODULE B: ITALIAN ART
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ADJUNCT MODULE B: ITALIAN ART
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Preferred Title:
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Sixtus IV appoints Bartolomeo Platina Prefect of the Vatican Library
Work_PrefTitle
Sixtus IV appoints Bartolomeo Platina Prefect of the Vatican Library
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Alternate Title:
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Sisto IV nomina Bartolomeo Platina primo Prefetto della Biblioteca Vaticana
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Sisto IV nomina Bartolomeo Platina primo Prefetto della Biblioteca Vaticana
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Image View:
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Detail, the rich architectural setting with coffered ceiling
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Detail, the rich architectural setting with coffered ceiling
Image View
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Creator:
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Melozzo da Forlì (Italian painter, 1438-1494)
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Melozzo da Forlì (Italian painter, 1438-1494)
Creator
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Location:
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repository: Musei Vaticani (Rome (Vatican City), Santa Sede (Holy See), Italy) Inv. 40270
Work_Location_Type_D isplay
repository: Musei Vaticani (Rome (Vatican City), Santa Sede (Holy See), Italy) Inv. 40270
Location
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Location Note:
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Vatican Museums (Pinacoteca); Viale Vaticano
Work_LocationNotes
Vatican Museums (Pinacoteca); Viale Vaticano
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GPS:
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41.906389 12.454444
GPS
41.906389 12.454444
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Date:
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1476-1477 (creation)
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1476-1477 (creation)
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Cultural Context:
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Italian
Work_Culture
Italian
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Style Period:
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Fifteenth century; Renaissance
Work_StylePeriodDisp lay
Fifteenth century; Renaissance
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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
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Material:
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fresco transferred to canvas
Work_MaterialDisplay
fresco transferred to canvas
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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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3.75 m (height) x 3.25 m (width)
Work_MeasurementDisp lay
3.75 m (height) x 3.25 m (width)
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Subjects:
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architecture; rulers and leaders; Julius II, Pope, 1443-1513; Sixtus IV, Pope, 1414-1484; libraries
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architecture; rulers and leaders; Julius II, Pope, 1443-1513; Sixtus IV, Pope, 1414-1484; libraries
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Description:
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This fresco was originally located on the north wall of the Vatican Library facing the entrance to the Biblioteca Latina. The scene depicts the Pope surrounded by four nephews: Raffaele Riario, Cardinal Giuliano della Rovere (later Julius II), Giovanni della Rovere and Girolamo Riario. The librarian Platina (the humanist Bartolomeo Sacchi) kneels and points to an inscription praising the Pope’s urban renovations. The figures are arranged (seen from a low viewpoint) in the foreground of a deep architectural setting, with grand proportions and classicizing ornament. This recalls Mantegna's work in the Camera degli Sposi which must have been familiar to Melozzo. (Source: Grove Art Online; http://www.oxfordart online.com/)
Work_Description_Sou rce
This fresco was originally located on the north wall of the Vatican Library facing the entrance to the Biblioteca Latina. The scene depicts the Pope surrounded by four nephews: Raffaele Riario, Cardinal Giuliano della Rovere (later Julius II), Giovanni della Rovere and Girolamo Riario. The librarian Platina (the humanist Bartolomeo Sacchi) kneels and points to an inscription praising the Pope’s urban renovations. The figures are arranged (seen from a low viewpoint) in the foreground of a deep architectural setting, with grand proportions and classicizing ornament. This recalls Mantegna's work in the Camera degli Sposi which must have been familiar to Melozzo. (Source: Grove Art Online; http://www.oxfordart online.com/)
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Adjunct Module B: Italian Art
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Adjunct Module B: Italian Art
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Identifier:
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7A1-FROLI-VM-SBP-A07
Image_OriginalVendor ID
7A1-FROLI-VM-SBP-A07
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Rights:
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© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
Image_Rights
© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
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