Detail View: ADJUNCT MODULE B: ITALIAN ART: Madonna of Mercy
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Collection:
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ADJUNCT MODULE B: ITALIAN ART
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Preferred Title:
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Madonna of Mercy
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Alternate Title:
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Madonna della Misericordia
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Image View:
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Detail, raking view showing depth of relief carving; head of the Madonna flanked by angels
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Creator:
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unknown (Italian sculptor)
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Location:
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repository: Fondazione Salvatore Romano (Florence, Tuscany, Italy) MCF- FR 1946-5
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Location Note:
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Piazza Santo Spirito, 29; Cenacolo (Refectory) of Santo Spirito and Fondazione Salvatore Romano
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GPS:
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+43.767278+11.24825
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Date:
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ca. 1400-1450 (creation)
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Cultural Context:
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Italian
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Style Period:
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Fifteenth century; Renaissance
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Work Type 1:
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relief (sculpture)
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Classification:
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Sculpture and Installations
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Material:
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painted stone
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Technique:
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carving (processes); painting and painting techniques
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Measurements:
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117 cm (height) x 174 cm (width)
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Subjects:
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saints; Angels; Franciscans; Mary, Blessed Virgin, Saint
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Description:
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The Virgin of Mercy is a subject in Christian Art, showing a group of people sheltering for protection under the outspread cloak, or pallium of the Virgin Mary. It was especially popular in Italy from the 13th to 16th centuries, often as a specialized form of votive portrait. In Italian it is known as the Madonna della Misericordia (Madonna of Mercy). The people sheltered normally kneel, and are of necessity shown usually at a much smaller scale. This work is from Val di Chiana and was probably carried out by a Tuscan sculptor for a Franciscan church or convent, as suggested by Saints Francis and Clare kneeling among the worshippers. (Source: Piccoli Grandi Musei; https://www.piccoligrandimusei.it/en)
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Collection:
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Adjunct Module B: Italian Art
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Identifier:
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7A3-M-CSS-MM-A03
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Rights:
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© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
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