Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
ADJUNCT MODULE B: ITALIAN ART
Preferred Title:
Adoration of the Child with St. Bernardino of Siena and St. Anthony Abbot, God the Father Blessing, other Saints
Alternate Title:
Adorazione del Bambino tra san Bernardino da Siena e sant'Antonio Abate, Dio Padre benedicente, Santi
Image View:
Overall view of altarpiece
Creator:
unknown (Italian, Bolognese)
Location:
repository: Palazzo Comunale, Collezioni Comunali d'Arte (Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy) inv. P. 64
Location Note:
Palazzo d’Accursio; Piazza Maggiore 6
GPS:
44.494167 11.341389
Date:
ca. 1450-1499 (creation)
Cultural Context:
Italian
Style Period:
Fifteenth century; Renaissance
Work Type 1:
altarpiece
Work Type 2:
panel painting
Classification:
Paintings
Material:
oil paint on wood panel
Technique:
oil painting (technique)
Subjects:
New Testament; saints; Mary, Blessed Virgin, Saint
Description:
An altarpiece with intact frame and base. The lunette above has God the Father giving a blessing, flanked by seraphim. Below in the main panel, St. Bernardino of Siena is on the left and St. Anthony Abbot on the right, flanking the Virgin adoring the Christ Child. Small saints are inset in the frame and there are predella panels below with scenes from the life of St. Bernardino. The altarpiece was originally in the church of San Paolo in Monte all' Osservanza. (Source: Fondazione Federico Zeri (University of Bologna); http://catalogo.fond azionezeri.unibo.it/ )
Collection:
Adjunct Module B: Italian Art
Identifier:
7A1-BOLO-PC-MAC-A01
Rights:
© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.

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