Fano Altarpiece
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Fano Altarpiece | |
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Artist | Pietro Perugino |
Year | 1497 |
Medium | Oil on panel |
Dimensions | 262 cm × 215 cm (103 in × 85 in) |
Location | Church of Santa Maria Nuova, Fano |
The Fano Altarpiece is a painting by the Italian Renaissance artist Pietro Perugino, executed in 1497, and housed in the church of Santa Maria Nuova, Fano, central Italy. It also includes a lunette with a Pietà and several predella panels.
Perugino had already painted an
Description
The Madonna is portrayed on a luminous landscape of hills, on a high throne; in front of her is a pedestal with, on it, a mystic vase, and featuring the signature and date, which were always added by Perugino when the painting was produced in his workshop and then shipped to the destination. Mary holds the Child in the same fashion of the Decemviri Altarpiece of 1495-1496.
At the sides are the saints
The lunette depicts Jesus raised from his
at the sides. The predella includes the scenes of the Nativity of Mary, the Presentation of Jesus at the Temple, the Marriage of the Virgin, the Annunciation and the Assumption. In these secondary paintings, Perugino used some of his typical themes, including the portico and the oval in a valley.Sources
- Garibaldi, Vittoria (2004). "Perugino". Pittori del Rinascimento (in Italian). Florence: Scala.