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Showing 1 to 14 of 14 for “"Altarpiece"”.
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The Birth of Sacrifice: Iconographic Metaphors for Spiritual Rebirth in Master Matthias' Isenheim Altarpiece
… surrounding the commission of the Isenheim Altarpiece or of the artist known to us as Master Matthias Grünewald, much can be ascertained about the message of the Altarpiece through careful study of the socio-historical-religious context from which the work was commissioned and iconographic …
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The Nativity Panel of Isenheim Altarpiece and its Relationship to the Sermo Angelicus of St. Birgitta of Sweden
… Nativity/Concert of Angels panel of the Isenheim Altarpiece, painted by Matthias Grunewald in 1514 for a hospital and monastery run by the Antonite Order. Taking into consideration the context of the altarpiece, this thesis analyzes its iconography in relation to specific passages from the Sermo …
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PONTORMO'S CAPPONI ALTARPIECE A PIETÀ THE VIRGIN'S PAINFUL TRANSITION FROM THE MOTHER OF CHRIST TO THE MOTHER OF MANKIND
<p> Jacopo Pontormo's Altarpiece in the Capponi Chapel of Santa Felicita in Florence has been widely acclaimed as one of the masterpieces of Mannerist art. However, nearly five hundred years after its creation art historians cannot even agree on the subject matter of the painting or how it relates …
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Recovering the lost context of the Roverella altarpiece by Cosmè Tura. The Olivetan church of San Giorgio fuori le mura in Ferrara
… on the surviving paintings from the Roverella altarpiece. Their reassessment provides new elements about its iconography, dating and location. Chapter Five is devoted to the renovations of San Giorgio from the late sixteenth to the early eighteenth centuries. By following the history of the …
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Holy Blood, Holy Cross: Architecture and Devotion in the Parochial Complex of Rothenburg ob der Tauber
… of the west end of St. Jakob contained the altarpiece of the Holy Blood by Tilman Riemenschneider; the free-standing octagonal cemetery chapel of St. Michael housed a Riemenschneider altarpiece of the Holy Cross. Between these spaces stretched an intricate network of associations that …
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Recovering From Modesty: A Response to theAlteration of An Old Master At Bob Jones University Museum & Gallery
… the Christ Child from the Virgin, a large altarpiece by Denys Calvaert. The painting was altered during restoration, as someone painted a wisp of fabric to cover the exposed genitals of the nude Christ Child. Bob Jones Jr., founder of the collection and then University president, cited the …
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Concealing and revealing: Visions of transcendence in Jan Van Eyck and Mark Rothko
Jan Van Eyck in The Ghent Altarpiece and Mark Rothko in his late abstractions sought to bridge the gap between the visible, palpable earthly world and the invisible, unknowable spiritual world to create an experience of transcendence for their viewers. Researching the critical and analytical data …
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The picture of poverty : Cristoforo Moro and patronage of San Giobbe, Venice
… I reconsider Giovanni Bellini's San Giobbe Altarpiece both in the history of fifteenth-century Venetian painting and as a reflection of the ducal legacy of the church for which it was painted.
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Domenico Veneziano and his public commissions in Florence
… with Veneziano’s masterpiece, the Saint Lucy altarpiece, realised for the main chapel of the parish church of Santa Lucia de’ Magnoli. The fifth and final chapter concerns the fresco with *Saints John the Baptist and Francis* in the Cavalcanti chapel in Santa Croce. Veneziano’s works are not …
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AMBIGUOUS BODIES: GENDER NON-CONFORMITY AND BODILY TRANSFORMATION IN EARLY MODERN ITALIAN ART
… (1750–1752); and Giovanni Andrea Coppola’s altarpiece Martyrdom of Saint Agatha (1650). The subjects of these paintings—hirsutes (figures whose hair covers the entire body or face), castrati (male singers who were castrated before reaching puberty so that their voices would remain at a …
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Choir Screens and Digital Technologies: Reconstructing Church Interiors and Mendicant Altarpieces in Medieval Pisa
… of Masaccio’s Pisa Polyptych is presented, an altarpiece which was described by Vasari on the screen. Two alternative hypotheses are presented for how the chapel may have appeared on the *tramezzo* based on the patron Giuliano degli Scarsi’s detailed but ambiguous records of the project.
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'n Ondersoek na die bronne wat Matthias Grünewald gebruik het vir die skilder van die Isenheim-altaarstuk : die Kruisigingstoneel
Using the Bible as inspiration for paintings was popular during the Middle Ages. External factors also influenced the artists’ life. Matthias Grünewald is one of the artists inspired by the Bible and external factors. This study attempts to determine what possible sources the painter, Matthias …
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A arte indo-portuguesa na IIha de Moçambique: um intercâmbio de formas e de gostos
Esta dissertação tem como propósito dar a conhecer parte do património artístico da Ilha de Moçambique, cuja urgência em o salvaguardar, levou à constituição de importantes núcleos de arte indo-portuguesa, nomeadamente os Museus de Arte Sacra e o de Artes Decorativas, criados pela Comissão de …
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Igreja Barroca Matriz de Santo Amaro em São Paulo: história e património deslocado
No Museu de Arte Sacra de São Paulo (MAS-SP) está exposto um par de retábulos oriundos da antiga e demolida igreja Barroca da Matriz de Santo Amaro. A beleza serena e a simplicidade encantadora dessas peças despertaram-me profundo interesse em querer conhecer sua história e o que representam suas …