Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
ADJUNCT MODULE B: ITALIAN ART
Preferred Title:
Saint Nicholas of Bari
Image View:
Overall view in church, right wall, first altar with marble surround
Creator:
Titian (Italian painter, ca. 1488-1576)
Location:
repository: San Sebastiano (Venice, Veneto, Italy)
Location Note:
Campo di San Sebastiano, Rio di San Basilio
GPS:
45.432 12.32
Date:
1563 (creation)
Cultural Context:
Italian
Style Period:
Renaissance; Sixteenth century
Work Type 1:
altarpiece
Work Type 2:
painting (visual work)
Classification:
Paintings
Material:
oil paint on canvas
Technique:
oil painting (technique)
Measurements:
171 cm (height) x 91 cm (width)
Subjects:
saints; Nicholas, Saint, Bishop of Myra; Venetian
Description:
A late work with loose brushwork. Saint Nicholas, also called Nikolaos of Myra, was an historic 4th-century Christian saint and Greek Bishop of Myra, in Asia Minor (modern-day Demre, Turkey). Nicholas' tomb in Myra had become a popular place of pilgrimage. Because of the many wars and attacks in the region, some Christians were concerned that access to the tomb might become difficult. For both the religious and commercial advantages of a major pilgrimage site, the Italian cities of Venice and Bari vied to get the Nicholas relics, and they each got part of the remains in the 11th century. As a patron saint of sailors, Nicholas was popular in Venice. (Source: Wikipedia; http://en.wikipedia. org/wiki/Main_Page)
Collection:
Adjunct Module B: Italian Art
Identifier:
6A1-TITIAN-SS-SN-A02
Rights:
© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.

Saint Nicholas of Bari