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Collection:
ADJUNCT MODULE C: WORLD ART
Preferred Title:
Tomb of Cardinal Nicholas de Cusa [fragment]
Alternate Title:
San Pietro tra il cardinale Nicola Cusano e l'angelo
Image View:
Detail, St. Peter enthroned points to his former chains
Creator:
Andrea Bregno (Italian sculptor, 1418-1503)
Location:
repository: San Pietro in Vincoli (Rome, Lazio, Italy)
Location Note:
4/a Piazza San Pietro in Vincoli
GPS:
41.893872 12.493069
Date:
ca. 1465 (creation)
Cultural Context:
Italian
Style Period:
Fifteenth century; Renaissance
Work Type 1:
relief (sculpture)
Work Type 2:
tomb
Work Type 3:
monument
Classification:
Sculpture and Installations
Material:
marble with gold gilding
Technique:
carving (processes); gilding (technique)
Subjects:
death or burial; funerary art; portrait; rulers and leaders; Angels; cardinals (prelates); Paul, the Apostle, Saint
Description:
Near the west wall is the tomb of Nicholas de Cusa, who was the titular cardinal of the church from 1449 until his death in 1464. The earliest example of Bregno’s Roman production, this is a fragment of a larger tomb destroyed during renovations in 1704-1707; one can see an affinity with the trend towards adopting medieval forms apparent in Roman sculpture of ca. 1460. The relief carving, embellished with gilding, depicts Cardinal Nicholas before St. Peter enthroned. The angel on the right is the one that released St. Peter from prison. Below is the cardinal's coat of arms showing a lobster; every cardinal is given a specific motto and escutcheon. (Source: Grove Art Online; http://www.oxfordart online.com/)
Collection:
Archivision Adjunct Module C: World Art
Identifier:
7A2-I-R-SMIV-RT-A05
Rights:
© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.

Tomb of Cardinal Nicholas de Cusa [fragment]