Bartolini Salimbeni Annunciation
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Artist | Lorenzo Monaco |
Year | c. 1420–1424 |
Medium | Tempera on panel |
Location | Santa Trinita, Florence |
The Bartolini Salimbeni Annunciation (Italian: Annunciazione Bartolini Salimbeni) is a tempera on panel painting by the Italian Gothic painter Lorenzo Monaco, completed just before his death (1420–1424). It is housed in the Bartolini Salimbeni Chapel of the church of Santa Trinita, Florence.
History
The panel follows the same stylistic and narrative pattern as the other frescoes in the chapel, also by Lorenzo Monaco. It shows the Annunciation and, in the predella, other episodes of the Life of the Virgin which do not feature in the frescoes.
In 1998, a restoration performed by the
Description
The panel is intermediate between a medieval polyptych and a Renaissance altarpiece. It is generally described as the first work in which the subject has a direct relationship with the surrounding architecture.[1] Another innovation is the small side pillars with saints, later used also by Masaccio and Fra Angelico.
The central panel depicts the
Only four of the five side compartments of each pillar are painted: the 1990s restoration did not find trace of paint in the upper ones, so it is likely that they have been empty since the work's execution.
The Annunciation depicts a sitting Madonna, with an angel arriving from the left to stop her reading (a hint to the
References
- ISBN 978-3-8331-3757-0.
Sources
- Marcello Bellini (1998). Cappelle del Rinascimento a Firenze. Florence: Giusti.