The Immaculate Conception (Tiepolo)
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The Immaculate Conception is a
.The painting was commissioned in 1767, at a time when the Immaculate Conception was already a common theme in
Tiepolo's altarpieces were transferred to the adjoining convent soon after they were installed in the church. They were replaced by an identically themed set by
Painting
The imposing Baroque style of the painting is meant to evoke emotion. It was completed between 1767 and 1768. The depiction of the Virgin Mary is done according to traditional Christian iconography, and represents her Immaculate Conception, free from original sin. Standard iconographic elements include the dove above her, the stars around her head, her position on the crescent moon with a snake crushed under her feet, her hands held together in prayer, and the obelisk on her right.[6][7]
Additional
The globe symbolizing the whole world, the crescent moon and the starry crown above her head are traditional symbols of the "woman clothed with the sun" (Virgo in Sole) described in
Originating in Spain with
Tiepolo painted a set of five
Background
Provenance
- Church of S. Pascual Baylon, Aranjuez (1770–1775)
- Convent of S. Pascual Baylon, Aranjuez (1775–1827)
- Museo del Prado, Madrid (from 1827)[4]
See also
- Arts portal
Italy portal
Religion portal
References
- ^ ISBN 978-0-87099-812-6.
- ^ "Immaculate Conception". BBC.
- ^ Prado Museum.
- ^ a b c d e f g Christiansen, Keith, ed. Giambattista Tiepolo, 1696–1770. Exhibition catalogue - No. 40b pp. 242-7. New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1996.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-89236-812-9.
- Notre Dame University. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
- ^ a b Clayton, David. "Tiepolo's Immaculate Conception". New Liturgical Movement. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
- ^ a b "Allegory of the Immaculate Conception". National Gallery of Ireland.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Immaculate Conception". Courtauld Institute of Art.
- ^ Koehler, S.M., Rev. Theodore A., "The Christian Symbolism of the Rose" Archived 3 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine,
- ^ "Madonna, Religious". www.encyclopedia.com. 2004. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
- ISBN 0-19-514557-7page 98
- ^ Koehler, Theodore. "The Christian Symbolism of the Rose". University of Dayton. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
- ISBN 1-103-32689-9pages 3-9
- Musei Civici Vicenza.
- ^ "A complex allegorical work by Tiepolo". Storyscope.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Christiansen, Keith. "Giovanni Battista Tiepolo". Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Further reading
- D'Ancona, Mirella Levi (1977). Garden of the Renaissance: Botanical Symbolism in Italian Painting. Firenze: Casa Editrice Leo S.Olschki. ISBN 978-88-222-1789-9.
- D'Ancona, Mirella Levi (1957). The iconography of the Immaculate Conception in the Middle Ages and early Renaissance. ASIN B0007DEREA.
