Detail View: ADJUNCT MODULE D: WORLD ART: Stucco Ceiling, Stanza delle Preghiere (Duchess' Prayer Hall)
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Collection:
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ADJUNCT MODULE D: WORLD ART
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Preferred Title:
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Stucco Ceiling, Stanza delle Preghiere (Duchess' Prayer Hall)
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Image View:
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Overall view of stuccowork
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Creator:
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Federico Brandani (Italian sculptor, ca. 1524-1575)
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Location:
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site: Palazzo Ducale (Urbino, Marches, Italy)
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Location Note:
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Piazza Rinascimento 13
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GPS:
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+43.723333+12.637778
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Date:
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ca. 1560 (creation)
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Cultural Context:
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Italian
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Style Period:
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Mannerist (Renaissance-Baroque style); Sixteenth century
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Work Type 1:
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ceiling
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Work Type 2:
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stuccowork
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Work Type 3:
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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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plaster (stucco)
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Technique:
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carving (processes); molding (forming)
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Subjects:
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cycles or series; decorative arts; Roman Empire; della Rovere family
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Description:
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Room on the first or noble floor of the Palazzo. The Duchess’ Apartments occupy the northernmost part of the palace, the oldest area of the building, originally known as the "Castle" (Castellare) and rebuilt by Francesco di Giorgio Martini in the 15th century. Brandini worked on the decorations of these apartments and the ones added on the second floor directly above, commissioned by Duke Guidobaldo II della Rovere (1514-1574) in the 1560s. Despite the use of the room, the panels are all scenes from ancient Rome, several of them battle scenes. (Source: Galleria Nazionale delle Marche [website]; http://www.gallerianazionalemarche.it/en/)
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Collection:
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Archivision Adjunct Module D: World Art
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Identifier:
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6A1-BRANDANI-CP-A03
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Rights:
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© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
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