Detail View: ADJUNCT MODULE D: WORLD ART: Duomo Façade Sculpture; Adoring Angels and Madonna of the Nativity
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Collection:
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ADJUNCT MODULE D: WORLD ART
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Preferred Title:
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Duomo Façade Sculpture; Adoring Angels and Madonna of the Nativity
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Image View:
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Madonna of the Nativity, shown reclining
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Creator:
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workshop of Arnolfo di Cambio (Italian sculptor, active ca. 1265-1302)
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Location:
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repository: Museo dell'Opera del Duomo (Florence, Tuscany, Italy)
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Location Note:
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Piazza del Duomo, 9
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GPS:
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+43.772333+11.256222
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Date:
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ca. 1296-1302 (creation)
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Cultural Context:
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Italian
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Style Period:
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Gothic (Medieval)
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Work Type 1:
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sculpture (visual work)
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Classification:
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Sculpture and Installations
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Material:
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marble
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Technique:
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carving (processes)
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Subjects:
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New Testament; Angels; Mary, Blessed Virgin, Saint
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Description:
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Sculpture group fragments from the tympanum of the portal to the left of the main portal, on the original medieval facade created by Arnolfo di Cambio. In the new display, the original fragments are displayed at ground level, with copies showing the original placement on the full scale replica of the lower facade. (Source: Museo dell'Opera del Duomo [website]; https://www.museumflorence.com/)
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Collection:
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Archivision Adjunct Module D: World Art
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Identifier:
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7A1-CAMBIO-MD-MDN-A02
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Rights:
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© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
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