Vecchietta and the Sacristy of the Siena Hospital Church ; a study in Renaissance religious symbolism / by H.W. van Os ; [translated from the Dutch by Eva Biesta].

Main entry:

Os, H. W. van.

Title & Author:

Vecchietta and the Sacristy of the Siena Hospital Church ; a study in Renaissance religious symbolism / by H.W. van Os ; [translated from the Dutch by Eva Biesta].

Publication:

's-Gravenhage : Staatsuitgeverij ; New York : Distributed by A. Schram, 1974.

Description:

xii, 109 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 30 cm.

Series:

Kunsthistorische studiën van het Nederlands Instituut te Rome ; deel 2

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 89-100) and index.
The hospital and it's church -- The 'Armadio delle relique' -- The Frescos -- Appendix. Bossio's inventory of 1575.

Summary:

"The Sienese Ospedale di Sta. Maria della Scala, founded in the 12th century, is a rare example of the survival of medieval charitable institution in our own day. This once wealthy organization, in possession of fortified granaries throughout Tuscany, was a powerful economic, military, social and religious force in the community for hundreds of years. The hospital church too, Sta. Maria Annunziata, had greater importance for the life of the city than that of a mere chapel for patients and visitors. With money left to the foundation by plague victims in 1348, the church acquired several major relics which turned into an important pilgrimage site. In keeping with this function, it also hired some of the best artists of the day to decorate the church and it's chapels. In the 15th century, the artist responsible for most of the work done in the hospital was the greatest Sienese artist of his time, Lorenzo di Pietro, called Vecchietta, who was the author of the magnificent decorations in the cathedral baptistery. The reliquary he made for Sta. Maria Annunziata is now one of the treasures of the Pinacoteca, while his frescoes fr the walls and vault are among the greatest creations of the Sienese Quattrocento. But in the course of the centuries the church was alters drastically, and Vecchietta's unified scheme was lost forever. Yet, ruinous as they are, the frescoes still have some of their brilliant quality, as the new and unique photographs in this book Illustrate."--Jacket.

ISBN:

9012004438
9789012004435
9061790085
9789061790082
0839001398
9780839001393

Subject:

Vecchietta, approximately 1412-1480.
Vecchietta, ca. 1412-1480.
Lorenzo di Pietro, dit Vecchietta.
Spedale di Santa Maria della Scala (Siena, Italy). Chiesa. Sagrestia.
Ospedale di Santa Maria della Scala (Chiesa). Sagrestia.
Ospedale di Santa Maria della Scala, Sienne, Italie. Chiesa. Sagrstia.
Christian art and symbolism Renaissance, 1450-1600.
Renaissance Italy.
Renaissance Italie.
Christian art and symbolism Renaissance.
Ospedale di Santa Maria della Scala / Chiesa / Sagrestia
Vecchietta

Form/genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Added entries:

Nederlands Historisch Instituut te Rome. Kunsthistorische studiën ; deel 2.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 43515
Call No.: W13368; ID:89-B3266
Status: Available

Location: Library main 43514
Call No.: 10121 A1369; ID:89-B3266
Status: Available

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