Portinari Altarpiece
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The Portinari Altarpiece is a monumental 15th-century Flemish triptych renowned for its detailed realism, complex symbolism, and influential role in spreading Northern Renaissance painting techniques to Italy.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Northern Renaissance painting
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altarpiece ⓘ triptych ⓘ |
| artHistoricalSignificance |
key work in transmission of Northern techniques to Italy
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major example of Early Netherlandish painting ⓘ |
| centralPanelSubject | Adoration of the Shepherds NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Tommaso Portinari NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissionerAffiliation | Medici Bank NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissionerOccupation | banker ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Flanders NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creator | Hugo van der Goes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currentLocation | Uffizi Gallery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depictionType | donor portrait ⓘ |
| depicts |
Adoration of the Shepherds
NERFINISHED
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Maria Maddalena Baroncelli NERFINISHED ⓘ Nativity of Christ NERFINISHED ⓘ Tommaso Portinari NERFINISHED ⓘ Virgin Mary ⓘ angels ⓘ children of Tommaso Portinari ⓘ infant Jesus NERFINISHED ⓘ shepherds ⓘ |
| genre | religious painting ⓘ |
| hasTitleInOriginalLanguage | Portinari-triptiek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| iconographicElement |
sheaf of wheat
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still-life flowers ⓘ vase with irises and columbines ⓘ |
| inception | c. 1475–1478 ⓘ |
| influenced |
Domenico Ghirlandaio
NERFINISHED
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Florentine painters ⓘ Italian Renaissance painting ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | English ⓘ |
| leftWingSubject | Tommaso Portinari with male saints ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Florence ⓘ |
| materialUsed | oil paint ⓘ |
| movement | Northern Renaissance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
complex symbolism
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detailed realism ⓘ innovative use of oil painting ⓘ |
| originalCommissioner | Tommaso Portinari NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLocation | Church of Sant’Egidio, Hospital of Santa Maria Nuova, Florence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| panelStructure | central panel with two hinged wings ⓘ |
| period | 15th century ⓘ |
| rightWingSubject | Maria Maddalena Baroncelli with female saints ⓘ |
| support | wood panel ⓘ |
| symbolism | Eucharistic symbolism in wheat and flowers ⓘ |
| technique |
fine, detailed brushwork
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layered glazes ⓘ |
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