Oddi Altarpiece (Raphael)

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The crowning of the Virgin (Oddi altar)
Vatican Pinacoteca, Vatican City

The Oddi altarpiece, or more correctly the degli Oddi altarpiece, is an

Musée Napoleon
) and in 1815 brought back to Italy, not to Perugia but to the Vatican Pinacoteca.

The altarpiece was commissioned by Leandra Baglioni, widow of Simone degli Oddi; in Perugia there were different Oddi and degli Oddi families, but English sources often ignore this, including the English version of the Vatican Museums website..

The crowning of the Virgin

The actions of the painting occur in two related scenes, one in heaven and the other terrestrial. Above the coronation shows the Virgin being crowned by

Mary, whose body was raised to heaven without corruption. St Thomas holds in his hands the girdle Mary dropped down to him as a testament to her assumption
. The saints raise their eyes to the heavenly spectacle.

The predella

The predella (39 × 190 cm) is composed of three 27 × 50 cm paintings, showing scenes of The Life of the Virgin:

Presentation in the Temple

Predella panels
Annunciation
Adoration of the Magi
Presentation at the Temple

See also

Notes

  1. ^ a b Dates are taken from the Vatican Pinacotheca website.

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