Collection:
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ADJUNCT MODULE C: WORLD ART
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Preferred Title:
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Tomb of Cardinal Nicholas de Cusa [fragment]
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Alternate Title:
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San Pietro tra il cardinale Nicola Cusano e l'angelo
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Image View:
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Detail, raking view of Nicholas de Cusa, showing depth of the carving
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Creator:
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Andrea Bregno (Italian sculptor, 1418-1503)
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Location:
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repository: San Pietro in Vincoli (Rome, Lazio, Italy)
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Location Note:
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4/a Piazza San Pietro in Vincoli
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GPS:
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+41.893872+12.493069
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Date:
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ca. 1465 (creation)
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Cultural Context:
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Italian
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Style Period:
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Fifteenth century; Renaissance
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Work Type 1:
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relief (sculpture)
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Work Type 2:
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tomb
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Work Type 3:
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monument
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Classification:
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Sculpture and Installations
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Material:
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marble with gold gilding
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Technique:
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carving (processes); gilding (technique)
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Subjects:
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death or burial; funerary art; portrait; rulers and leaders; Angels; cardinals (prelates); Paul, the Apostle, Saint
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Description:
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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.oxfordartonline.com/)
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Collection:
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Archivision Adjunct Module C: World Art
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Identifier:
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7A2-I-R-SMIV-RT-A07
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Rights:
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© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
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