Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
ADJUNCT MODULE B: ITALIAN ART
Preferred Title:
Triumph of Death [detached fresco]
Alternate Title:
Trionfo della Morte
Image View:
Detail, Death charges towards people; below are corpses of all types of society including both Franciscans and Dominicans
Creator:
unknown (Italian) painter
Location:
repository: Galleria Regionale della Sicilia (Palermo, Sicily, Italy)
Location Note:
Palazzo Abatellis
GPS:
38.1167 13.3711
Date:
ca. 1446 (creation)
Cultural Context:
Italian
Style Period:
Late Gothic
Work Type 1:
fresco (painting)
Classification:
Paintings
Material:
pigment on plaster
Technique:
fresco painting (technique)
Measurements:
600 cm (height) x 642 cm (width)
Subjects:
allegory; death or burial; funerary art; Plague; personification
Description:
The author of the work, which is dated around 1446, is unknown. The work comes from the court of Palazzo Sclafani, Palermo (removed in 1944). Due to its highly refined style, it is thought to have been commissioned directly by the Aragonese Kings of Naples (Alfonso V of Aragon), probably to a Catalan or Provençal artist. The theme of the "Triumph of Death" was already widespread in Europe during the 14th century, but here is represented with a particular stress on macabre and grotesque themes characterized by a cruel appearance, all features rare in Italy. Names proposed for the author include Guillaume Spicre from Bourgogne. The fresco was moved in four pieces, which can be clearly seen. (Source: Wikipedia; http://en.wikipedia. org/wiki/Main_Page)
Image Description:
The fresco was transferred in four pieces, clearly visible here.
Collection:
Adjunct Module B: Italian Art
Identifier:
7A3-G-GGS-TM-A04
Rights:
© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.

Triumph of Death [detached fresco]