Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
ADJUNCT MODULE D: WORLD ART
Preferred Title:
Apse of Lower Church; Universal Judgment
Image View:
Lower right (viewer's) side, the Damned; the boat of Charon (taken from Greek mythology)
Creator:
Cesare Sermei (Italian painter, ca. 1581-1668)
Location:
repository: Basilica of Saint Francis of Assisi (Assisi, Umbria, Italy)
Location Note:
Lower church
GPS:
43.074722 12.605556
Date:
1623 (creation)
Cultural Context:
Italian
Style Period:
Mannerist (Renaissance-Baroque style); Seventeenth century
Work Type 1:
fresco (painting)
Classification:
Paintings
Material:
pigment on plaster (fresco)
Technique:
fresco painting (technique)
Subjects:
New Testament; saints; Jesus Christ; Michael (Archangel)
Description:
In 1608 Sermei established himself in Assisi and became a citizen of the city three years later. His career was long and he worked not only in Assisi but all over Umbria. His style was influenced by the Late Mannerist painters, especially Giovanni Baglione but also Cavalier d’Arpino. The original frescoes (early 14th century) on the wall of the apse of the Lower Church of San Francesco were destroyed in 1623, when Cesare Sermei painted the present frescoes of the Last Judgement. (Source: Wikipedia; http://en.wikipedia. org/wiki/Main_Page)
Collection:
Archivision Adjunct Module D: World Art
Identifier:
6A1-SERMEI-SFA-LG-A1 3
Rights:
© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.

Apse of Lower Church; Universal Judgment