Detail View: ADJUNCT MODULE D: WORLD ART: Florence Cathedral; Porta della Mandorla [original fragments]
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Collection:
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ADJUNCT MODULE D: WORLD ART
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Preferred Title:
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Florence Cathedral; Porta della Mandorla [original fragments]
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Image View:
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Statues of two Young Prophets, removed from the portal; left, attributed to Donatello, right, attributed to Nanni di Banco
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Creator:
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Donatello (Italian sculptor, ca. 1386-1466); Nanni di Banco (Italian sculptor, ca. 1380-1421) and others
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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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1391-1423 (creation)
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Cultural Context:
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Italian
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Style Period:
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Late Gothic; Renaissance
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Work Type 1:
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sculpture (visual work)
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Work Type 2:
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portal
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Work Type 3:
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archivolts
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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; saints; Hercules (Roman mythological character); Mary, Blessed Virgin, Saint; Restoration and conservation; prophets
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Description:
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The Porta della Mandorla is the left side door of the north side of the Duomo of Florence, in front of Via Ricasoli. It was built from 1391 to 1423, with various sculptors, including Donatello and, above all, Nanni di Banco. It owes its name to the representation in the tympanum of the Assumption of the Virgin within an almond-shaped nimbus. It is particularly significant in showing a transition from the Late Gothic to Early Renaissance. The small nudes on the archivolt are among the earliest fully classicist works in Florence. In 1869-1871 restoration works were carried out, which removed some reliefs around the arch (apex and outer side) replacing them with copies. A recent restoration was completed in 2012. (Source: Wikipedia; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page)
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Image Description:
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The right hand sculpture may be the Prophet Isaiah (1407, 131 cm height, white marble).
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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-DONATELLO-MD-LPM-S-A01
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Rights:
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© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
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