Ognissanti Madonna
E516268
The Ognissanti Madonna is a large early 14th-century altarpiece by Giotto that marks a key step toward naturalism in Italian Renaissance painting, depicting the Virgin and Child enthroned and surrounded by angels and saints.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ognissanti Madonna canonical | 1 |
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
altarpiece
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tempera painting ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Madonna Enthroned
NERFINISHED
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Madonna in Maestà NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artHistoricalSignificance |
key step toward naturalism in Italian painting
ⓘ
transitional work between Byzantine and Renaissance styles ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Giotto di Bondone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centuryOfCreation | 14th century ⓘ |
| city | Florence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collection | Uffizi Gallery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissionedFor | Church of Ognissanti, Florence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Italy ⓘ |
| creator | Giotto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currentLocation | Uffizi Gallery, Florence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfCreation | circa 1310 ⓘ |
| depicts |
Christ Child
NERFINISHED
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Virgin Mary ⓘ angels ⓘ saints ⓘ |
| genre |
Marian art
ⓘ
religious painting ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | none (visual artwork) ⓘ |
| influenced | later Italian Renaissance painters ⓘ |
| locatedInMuseum | Galleria degli Uffizi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
gold ground
ⓘ
tempera ⓘ |
| movement |
Italian Renaissance
NERFINISHED
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Proto-Renaissance ⓘ |
| originalFunction | altarpiece ⓘ |
| originalLocation | Church of Ognissanti, Florence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| showsCharacteristic |
gold background
ⓘ
hieratic frontal composition ⓘ monumental enthroned Madonna ⓘ overlapping figures ⓘ suggestion of three-dimensional space ⓘ use of light and shadow to model forms ⓘ |
| style | Italo-Byzantine-influenced naturalism ⓘ |
| subject | Virgin and Child enthroned in majesty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| support | wood panel ⓘ |
| title | Ognissanti Madonna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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