Peruzzi Chapel frescoes
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The Peruzzi Chapel frescoes are a celebrated cycle of early 14th-century religious wall paintings in the Basilica of Santa Croce in Florence, renowned for Giotto’s innovative use of narrative, space, and human emotion.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Italian Gothic painting
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fresco cycle ⓘ religious wall paintings ⓘ |
| artHistoricalPeriod | Trecento ⓘ |
| artStyle | Giottesque ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Peruzzi family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| condition | partially damaged ⓘ |
| country | Italy ⓘ |
| creator | Giotto di Bondone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depictionType | narrative cycles ⓘ |
| depicts |
Christ
NERFINISHED
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Saint John the Baptist NERFINISHED ⓘ Saint John the Evangelist NERFINISHED ⓘ Scenes from the life of Saint John the Baptist ⓘ Scenes from the life of Saint John the Evangelist ⓘ biblical figures ⓘ |
| genre | Christian art ⓘ |
| hasArtHistorianCommentaryBy | Giorgio Vasari NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasColorCharacteristic | muted palette due to deterioration ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Scenes from the Life of Saint John the Baptist (cycle)
NERFINISHED
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Scenes from the Life of Saint John the Evangelist (cycle) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | part of Basilica of Santa Croce complex ⓘ |
| inception | early 14th century ⓘ |
| influenced |
Masaccio
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Renaissance painting ⓘ |
| languageOfInscriptions | Latin ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Basilica of Santa Croce
NERFINISHED
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Florence ⓘ Peruzzi Chapel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInBuilding | right transept of Santa Croce ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
fresco
ⓘ
tempera ⓘ |
| movement |
Gothic art
ⓘ
Proto-Renaissance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
expressive human emotion
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innovative use of narrative ⓘ innovative use of space ⓘ |
| partOf | decoration of Santa Croce chapels ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| significantFor | transition from medieval to Renaissance visual language ⓘ |
| subjectHeading | New Testament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| technique |
buon fresco
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fresco secco ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| usesCompositionalDevice |
architectural framing of scenes
ⓘ
clear narrative sequencing ⓘ |
| usesPerspective | early experiments with spatial depth ⓘ |
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