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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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Baptistery Altar; Saint John in Glory and Candle-bearing Angels
Work_PrefTitle
Baptistery Altar; Saint John in Glory and Candle-bearing Angels
Preferred Title
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Image View:
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St. John Baptist borne by angels, detail of angel
Image_Title
St. John Baptist borne by angels, detail of angel
Image View
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Creator:
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Girolamo Ticciati (Italian sculptor, 1671-1744)
Agent_Display
Girolamo Ticciati (Italian sculptor, 1671-1744)
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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1732 (creation)
Work_DateDisplay
1732 (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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Baroque; Eighteenth century
Work_StylePeriodDisp lay
Baroque; Eighteenth century
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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relief (sculpture)
Work_Worktype2
relief (sculpture)
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)
Work_Technique
carving (processes)
Technique
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Subjects:
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New Testament; saints; Angels; John, the Baptist, Saint; Restoration and conservation
Work_Image_SubjectDi splay
New Testament; saints; Angels; John, the Baptist, Saint; Restoration and conservation
Subjects
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Description:
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The new main altar of the Florence Baptistery was completed in 1732 with works by Girolamo Ticciati: a Saint John in Glory and candle-bearing angels. These dynamic statues, originally surrounded by gilded rays, were accompanied by reliefs narrating the saint’s life on the altar-front and chancel baluster, and by figures of eagles with bales of fabric between their talons, emblems of the Florentine guild paying for the modernization project: the Arte di Calimala, to whose care the embellishment of the Baptistery had long been entrusted. The statues were removed to the museum in 1912 and the medieval altar restored. (Source: Museo dell'Opera del Duomo [website]; https://www.museumfl orence.com/)
Work_Description_Sou rce
The new main altar of the Florence Baptistery was completed in 1732 with works by Girolamo Ticciati: a Saint John in Glory and candle-bearing angels. These dynamic statues, originally surrounded by gilded rays, were accompanied by reliefs narrating the saint’s life on the altar-front and chancel baluster, and by figures of eagles with bales of fabric between their talons, emblems of the Florentine guild paying for the modernization project: the Arte di Calimala, to whose care the embellishment of the Baptistery had long been entrusted. The statues were removed to the museum in 1912 and the medieval altar restored. (Source: Museo dell'Opera del Duomo [website]; https://www.museumfl orence.com/)
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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-TICCIATI-MD-SJ-A 09
Image_OriginalVendor ID
7A1-TICCIATI-MD-SJ-A 09
Identifier
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Rights:
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© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
Image_Rights
© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
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