Saint Louis of Toulouse Crowning His Brother Robert of Anjou

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altarpiece panel painting

"Saint Louis of Toulouse Crowning His Brother Robert of Anjou" is a celebrated early 14th-century altarpiece by Simone Martini that exemplifies the refined elegance and political symbolism of the Sienese Gothic style.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	altarpiece ⓘ panel painting ⓘ
artHistoricalSignificance	important example of Sienese Gothic painting ⓘ
artist	Simone Martini NERFINISHED ⓘ
artStyle	Gothic ⓘ
colorCharacteristic	rich blues and reds ⓘ
commissionedBy	Angevin dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ
compositionCharacteristic	hieratic frontal figures ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	Italy ⓘ
creator	Simone Martini NERFINISHED ⓘ
culture	Sienese ⓘ
depicts	Robert of Anjou NERFINISHED ⓘ Saint Louis of Toulouse NERFINISHED ⓘ coronation ⓘ royal regalia ⓘ
depictsRuler	Robert of Anjou, King of Naples NERFINISHED ⓘ
depictsSaint	Louis of Toulouse NERFINISHED ⓘ
genre	religious art ⓘ
hasInfluenceOn	International Gothic style NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasType	dynastic propaganda image ⓘ
iconography	saint conferring royal authority ⓘ
inception	early 14th century ⓘ
languageOfTitle	English ⓘ
locatedIn	Naples NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedInCountry	Italy ⓘ
location	Museo di Capodimonte NERFINISHED ⓘ
materialUsed	gold ground ⓘ tempera ⓘ
movement	Sienese Gothic NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableFor	political symbolism ⓘ refined elegance ⓘ
originalFunction	altarpiece ⓘ
originalTitle	San Ludovico di Tolosa che incorona il fratello Roberto d’Angiò ⓘ
originalTitleLanguage	Italian ⓘ
period	Trecento ⓘ
subject	legitimation of Robert of Anjou’s rule ⓘ
support	wood panel ⓘ
technique	delicate contour drawing ⓘ linear elegance ⓘ
theme	church and monarchy alliance ⓘ relationship between sanctity and kingship ⓘ

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