Collection:
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ADJUNCT MODULE C: WORLD ART
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Preferred Title:
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Predella; Life of Saint Acasius
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Alternate Title:
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Battesimo di sant'Acacio, Sant'Acacio sconfigge i ribelli, Martirio di sant'Acacio e dei diecimila compagni sul Monte Ararat
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Image View:
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Detail: Saint Acasius Defeats the Rebels
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Creator:
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Bacchiacca (Italian painter, 1494-1557)
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Location:
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repository: Galleria degli Uffizi (Florence, Tuscany, Italy) Inv. 1890 no. 877
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Location Note:
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Piazzale degli Uffizi
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GPS:
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+43.7684+11.2556
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Date:
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1521 (creation)
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Cultural Context:
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Italian
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Style Period:
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Renaissance
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Work Type 1:
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predella
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Work Type 2:
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panel painting
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Classification:
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Paintings
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Material:
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oil paint on panel
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Technique:
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oil painting (technique)
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Measurements:
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37.5 cm (height) x 256 cm (width)
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Subjects:
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saints
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Description:
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According to a medieval (9th century) legend, the ten thousand martyrs were Roman soldiers who, led by Saint Acacius, converted to Christianity and were crucified on Mount Ararat in Armenia by order of the Roman emperor. The depiction of this event was popular in Renaissance art, with works by Durer and Carpaccio among others. (Source: Wikipedia; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page)
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Collection:
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Archivision Adjunct Module C: World Art
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Identifier:
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7A1-BACCH-LOSA-A11
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Rights:
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© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
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