Madonna in Glory with Saints
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The Madonna in Glory with Saints is a painting by the Italian
Renaissance
painter Pietro Perugino
, dating to c. 1500-1501. It is housed in the Pinacoteca Nazionale of Bologna
, Italy
.
It was originally located in the Scarani Chapel of the church of San Giovanni in Monte.
and used in numerous works of the period, such as the San Francesco al Prato Resurrection
and the Vallombrosa Altarpiece
), includes two different levels. The Madonna with Child, depicted within an almond in the upper part; and a group of four saints above a hilly landscape in the lower one.
The saints are, from the left: the Archangel Michael (with a decorated armor), Catherine of Alexandria (with her traditional attributed of the torture wheel), Apollonia (with the pincer
of her martyrdom) and John the Evangelist, who has the Tetramorph
eagle).
Perugino's signature (PETRUS PERUSINUS PINXIT) can be seen on Catherine's wheel.
Italy
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Renaissance
Renaissance
The Renaissance was a cultural movement that spanned roughly the 14th to the 17th century, beginning in Italy in the Late Middle Ages and later spreading to the rest of Europe. The term is also used more loosely to refer to the historical era, but since the changes of the Renaissance were not...
painter Pietro Perugino
Pietro Perugino
Pietro Perugino , born Pietro Vannucci, was an Italian Renaissance painter of the Umbrian school, who developed some of the qualities that found classic expression in the High Renaissance...
, dating to c. 1500-1501. It is housed in the Pinacoteca Nazionale of Bologna
Bologna
Bologna is the capital city of Emilia-Romagna, in the Po Valley of Northern Italy. The city lies between the Po River and the Apennine Mountains, more specifically, between the Reno River and the Savena River. Bologna is a lively and cosmopolitan Italian college city, with spectacular history,...
, Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
.
It was originally located in the Scarani Chapel of the church of San Giovanni in Monte.
Description
The scheme of the composition, typical of Perugino's mature works (based on the lost Assumpion of the Sistine ChapelSistine Chapel
Sistine Chapel is the best-known chapel in the Apostolic Palace, the official residence of the Pope in Vatican City. It is famous for its architecture and its decoration that was frescoed throughout by Renaissance artists including Michelangelo, Sandro Botticelli, Pietro Perugino, Pinturicchio...
and used in numerous works of the period, such as the San Francesco al Prato Resurrection
San Francesco al Prato Resurrection
The San Francesco al Prato Resurrection is a painting by the Italian Renaissance painter Pietro Perugino, dating to c. 1499. It is housed in the Pinacoteca Vaticana, Rome.-History:...
and the Vallombrosa Altarpiece
Vallombrosa Altarpiece
The Vallombrosa Altarpiece is a painting by the Italian Renaissance painter Pietro Perugino, dating to 1500-1501. It is housed in the Accademia Gallery of Florence, Italy....
), includes two different levels. The Madonna with Child, depicted within an almond in the upper part; and a group of four saints above a hilly landscape in the lower one.
The saints are, from the left: the Archangel Michael (with a decorated armor), Catherine of Alexandria (with her traditional attributed of the torture wheel), Apollonia (with the pincer
Pincer (tool)
A pincer is a hand tool used in many situations where a mechanical advantage is required to pinch, cut or pull an object. Pincers are first-class levers, but differ from pliers in that the concentration of force is either to a point, or to an edge perpendicular to the length of the tool. This...
of her martyrdom) and John the Evangelist, who has the Tetramorph
Tetramorph
A tetramorph is a symbolic arrangement of four differing elements, or the combination of four disparate elements in one unit. The term is derived from the Greek tetra, meaning four, and morph, shape....
eagle).
Perugino's signature (PETRUS PERUSINUS PINXIT) can be seen on Catherine's wheel.