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ADJUNCT MODULE D: WORLD ART
LocalCollection
ADJUNCT MODULE D: WORLD ART
Collection
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Preferred Title:
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Florence Baptistery; Mosaic Ceiling
Work_PrefTitle
Florence Baptistery; Mosaic Ceiling
Preferred Title
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Image View:
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Detail, drum of the octagonal dome decorated with heads of prophets by artists from Siena, ca. 1330
Image_Title
Detail, drum of the octagonal dome decorated with heads of prophets by artists from Siena, ca. 1330
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Creator:
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Cimabue (Italian mosaicist, ca. 1240-before 1302); Corso di Buono (Italian mosaicist, active late 13th century); Fra Jacopo (Italian mosaicist, active 1225)
Agent_Display
Cimabue (Italian mosaicist, ca. 1240-before 1302); Corso di Buono (Italian mosaicist, active late 13th century); Fra Jacopo (Italian mosaicist, active 1225)
Creator
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Location:
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repository: Florence Baptistery (Florence, Tuscany, Italy)
Work_Location_Type_D isplay
repository: Florence Baptistery (Florence, Tuscany, Italy)
Location
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Location Note:
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Piazza San Giovanni
Work_LocationNotes
Piazza San Giovanni
Location Note
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GPS:
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43.773224 11.254602
GPS
43.773224 11.254602
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Date:
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ca. 1225-1330 (creation)
Work_DateDisplay
ca. 1225-1330 (creation)
Date
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Cultural Context:
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Italian
Work_Culture
Italian
Cultural Context
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Style Period:
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Gothic (Medieval); Italo-Byzantine
Work_StylePeriodDisp lay
Gothic (Medieval); Italo-Byzantine
Style Period
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Work Type 1:
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ceiling
Work_Worktype1
ceiling
Work Type 1
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Work Type 2:
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mosaic (visual work)
Work_Worktype2
mosaic (visual work)
Work Type 2
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Classification:
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Decorative Arts, Utilitarian Objects and Interior Design
Work_Classification
Decorative Arts, Utilitarian Objects and Interior Design
Classification
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Material:
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glass tesserae, some with gold leaf enclosed
Work_MaterialDisplay
glass tesserae, some with gold leaf enclosed
Material
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Technique:
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mosaic (process)
Work_Technique
mosaic (process)
Technique
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Subjects:
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cycles or series; New Testament; Old Testament and Apocrypha; Angels; Bible; Jesus Christ; John, the Baptist, Saint
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cycles or series; New Testament; Old Testament and Apocrypha; Angels; Bible; Jesus Christ; John, the Baptist, Saint
Subjects
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Description:
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The Baptistery was constructed between 1059 and 1128 in the Florentine Romanesque style. The octagon had been a common shape for baptisteries for many centuries since early Christian times. The mosaic ceiling was created over the course of a century in several different phases. An inscription mentions the Franciscan friar Jacobus and the date 1225; he was evidently Venetian trained and influenced by Byzantine art. He and his workshop are credited with the large Last Judgment. The key artists employed in the decade of the 1290s were Corso di Buono and Cimabue; 60 of the scenes were completed then. The drum of the octagonal dome is decorated with heads of prophets by artists from Siena; the work was completed around 1330. (Source: Wikipedia; http://en.wikipedia. org/wiki/Main_Page)
Work_Description_Sou rce
The Baptistery was constructed between 1059 and 1128 in the Florentine Romanesque style. The octagon had been a common shape for baptisteries for many centuries since early Christian times. The mosaic ceiling was created over the course of a century in several different phases. An inscription mentions the Franciscan friar Jacobus and the date 1225; he was evidently Venetian trained and influenced by Byzantine art. He and his workshop are credited with the large Last Judgment. The key artists employed in the decade of the 1290s were Corso di Buono and Cimabue; 60 of the scenes were completed then. The drum of the octagonal dome is decorated with heads of prophets by artists from Siena; the work was completed around 1330. (Source: Wikipedia; http://en.wikipedia. org/wiki/Main_Page)
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Collection:
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Archivision Adjunct Module D: World Art
LocalCollection
Archivision Adjunct Module D: World Art
Collection
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Identifier:
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6A2-I-F-BSG-M-A38
Image_OriginalVendor ID
6A2-I-F-BSG-M-A38
Identifier
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Rights:
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© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
Image_Rights
© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
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