Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
ADJUNCT MODULE C: WORLD ART
Preferred Title:
Predella; Life of Saint Acasius
Alternate Title:
Battesimo di sant'Acacio, Sant'Acacio sconfigge i ribelli, Martirio di sant'Acacio e dei diecimila compagni sul Monte Ararat
Image View:
Detail: Martyrdom of St. Acasius and the ten thousand companions on Mount Ararat
Creator:
Bacchiacca (Italian painter, 1494-1557)
Location:
repository: Galleria degli Uffizi (Florence, Tuscany, Italy) Inv. 1890 no. 877
Location Note:
Piazzale degli Uffizi
GPS:
43.7684 11.2556
Date:
1521 (creation)
Cultural Context:
Italian
Style Period:
Renaissance
Work Type 1:
predella
Work Type 2:
panel painting
Classification:
Paintings
Material:
oil paint on panel
Technique:
oil painting (technique)
Measurements:
37.5 cm (height) x 256 cm (width)
Subjects:
saints
Description:
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)
Collection:
Archivision Adjunct Module C: World Art
Identifier:
7A1-BACCH-LOSA-A17
Rights:
© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.

Predella; Life of Saint Acasius