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Collection:
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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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Cantoria
Work_PrefTitle
Cantoria
Preferred Title
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Image View:
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Detail, putti and mosaic decoration on the left end of the gallery front
Image_Title
Detail, putti and mosaic decoration on the left end of the gallery front
Image View
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Creator:
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Donatello (Italian sculptor, ca. 1386-1466)
Agent_Display
Donatello (Italian sculptor, ca. 1386-1466)
Creator
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Location:
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repository: Museo dell'Opera del Duomo (Florence, Tuscany, Italy)
Work_Location_Type_D isplay
repository: Museo dell'Opera del Duomo (Florence, Tuscany, Italy)
Location
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Location Note:
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Piazza del Duomo, 9
Work_LocationNotes
Piazza del Duomo, 9
Location Note
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GPS:
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43.772333 11.256222
GPS
43.772333 11.256222
GPS
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Date:
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1433-1439 (creation)
Work_DateDisplay
1433-1439 (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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Fifteenth century; Renaissance
Work_StylePeriodDisp lay
Fifteenth century; Renaissance
Style Period
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Work Type 1:
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sculpture (visual work)
Work_Worktype1
sculpture (visual work)
Work Type 1
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Work Type 2:
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choir loft
Work_Worktype2
choir loft
Work Type 2
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Classification:
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Sculpture and Installations
Work_Classification
Sculpture and Installations
Classification
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Material:
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marble
Work_MaterialDisplay
marble
Material
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Technique:
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carving (processes); construction (assembling)
Work_Technique
carving (processes); construction (assembling)
Technique
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Measurements:
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348 cm (height) x 570 cm (length)
Work_MeasurementDisp lay
348 cm (height) x 570 cm (length)
Measurements
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Subjects:
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decorative arts; music; putti; singing; dancing
Work_Image_SubjectDi splay
decorative arts; music; putti; singing; dancing
Subjects
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Description:
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In 1431 the Opera del Duomo commissioned Luca della Robbia to erect a large marble Cantoria (singers' gallery) over the entrance to the north Sacristy in the Cathedral. Two years later, Donatello was commissioned to design another Cantoria to be placed over the south Sacristy where it could form a counterpart to Della Robbia's. Both were completed in 1439. On the occasion of the marriage of Ferdinando de' Medici in 1688 the two structures were found to be too small to accommodate all the singers, and they were removed. Not until 1891 were the two cantorie reassembled in the museum, after having been kept dismantled at the Bargello. There are numerous models for the dancing putti in classical Roman art. It is more than likely that Donatello saw some of them during his trip to Rome and had them in mind when he started work shortly after his return. The mosaics are inspired by Roman Cosmati work. (Source: Web Gallery of Art; http://www.wga.hu/in dex.html)
Work_Description_Sou rce
In 1431 the Opera del Duomo commissioned Luca della Robbia to erect a large marble Cantoria (singers' gallery) over the entrance to the north Sacristy in the Cathedral. Two years later, Donatello was commissioned to design another Cantoria to be placed over the south Sacristy where it could form a counterpart to Della Robbia's. Both were completed in 1439. On the occasion of the marriage of Ferdinando de' Medici in 1688 the two structures were found to be too small to accommodate all the singers, and they were removed. Not until 1891 were the two cantorie reassembled in the museum, after having been kept dismantled at the Bargello. There are numerous models for the dancing putti in classical Roman art. It is more than likely that Donatello saw some of them during his trip to Rome and had them in mind when he started work shortly after his return. The mosaics are inspired by Roman Cosmati work. (Source: Web Gallery of Art; http://www.wga.hu/in dex.html)
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Collection:
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Archivision Adjunct Module D: World Art
LocalCollection
Archivision Adjunct Module D: World Art
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Identifier:
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7A1-DB-MD-C-A05
Image_OriginalVendor ID
7A1-DB-MD-C-A05
Identifier
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Rights:
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© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
Image_Rights
© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
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