Oddi Altarpiece (Raphael)
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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 | |||||
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Annunciation
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Adoration of the Magi
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Presentation at the Temple
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See also
Notes
- ^ a b Dates are taken from the Vatican Pinacotheca website.
External links
- The altarpiece and the predella at the Vatican Pinacotheca.
- The altarpiece and the left, center and right part of the predella at the Web Gallery of Art.
- Media related to Crowning of the Virgin, called the Oddi Altarpiece, by Raphael at Wikimedia Commons