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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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Overall view in museum as reconstructed; five large consoles hold up the gallery
Image_Title
Overall view in museum as reconstructed; five large consoles hold up the gallery
Image View
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Creator:
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Luca della Robbia (Italian sculptor, ca. 1399-1482)
Agent_Display
Luca della Robbia (Italian sculptor, ca. 1399-1482)
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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1431-1439 (creation)
Work_DateDisplay
1431-1439 (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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choir loft
Work_Worktype1
choir loft
Work Type 1
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Work Type 2:
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sculpture (visual work)
Work_Worktype2
sculpture (visual work)
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; bronze
Work_MaterialDisplay
marble; bronze
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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328 cm (height) x 560 cm (width)
Work_MeasurementDisp lay
328 cm (height) x 560 cm (width)
Measurements
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Subjects:
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decorative arts; music; Musical instruments; children; singing; dancing
Work_Image_SubjectDi splay
decorative arts; music; Musical instruments; children; 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. This is the first documented work by Luca. 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. Luca followed the Psalm 150 "Laudate Dominum" to represent various groups of children whose dancing, singing and playing is rendered with the grace typical of Renaissance. The artist focuses not only on the overall composition, but also on the particular emotions and gestures of the children. The cantorie were removed in 1688. Not until 1891 were the two cantorie reassembled in the museum, after having been kept dismantled at the Bargello. (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. This is the first documented work by Luca. 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. Luca followed the Psalm 150 "Laudate Dominum" to represent various groups of children whose dancing, singing and playing is rendered with the grace typical of Renaissance. The artist focuses not only on the overall composition, but also on the particular emotions and gestures of the children. The cantorie were removed in 1688. Not until 1891 were the two cantorie reassembled in the museum, after having been kept dismantled at the Bargello. (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
Collection
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Identifier:
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7A1-ROBBIA-MD-C-A04
Image_OriginalVendor ID
7A1-ROBBIA-MD-C-A04
Identifier
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Rights:
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© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
Image_Rights
© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
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