San Giovenale Triptych
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The San Giovenale Triptych is an early 15th-century altarpiece by Masaccio, recognized as one of his earliest surviving works and a key example of the emerging Renaissance style in painting.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
altarpiece
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triptych ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Triptych of San Giovenale NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artHistoricalSignificance |
early example of Renaissance spatial realism
ⓘ
key work in transition from Gothic to Renaissance style ⓘ one of Masaccio's earliest surviving works ⓘ |
| artist | Masaccio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artMovement | Italian Renaissance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissionedFor | church of San Giovenale NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Italy ⓘ |
| creator | Masaccio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | Florentine ⓘ |
| currentCity | Reggello NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfCreation | 1422 ⓘ |
| depicts |
Christ Child
NERFINISHED
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Virgin Mary ⓘ saints ⓘ |
| genre | religious painting ⓘ |
| hasPart |
central panel
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left panel ⓘ right panel ⓘ |
| inception | circa 1422 ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | Italian ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | Metropolitan City of Florence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | Museum of Sacred Art of Cascia di Reggello NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
tempera
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wood panel ⓘ |
| movement | Early Renaissance ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early demonstration of Masaccio's mastery of perspective
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innovative use of volume and light in figures ⓘ |
| originalFunction | altarpiece ⓘ |
| originalLocation | San Giovenale, near Florence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| period | early 15th century ⓘ |
| region | Tuscany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| style |
Renaissance
NERFINISHED
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naturalistic ⓘ |
| support | panel ⓘ |
| usesTechnique |
chiaroscuro
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linear perspective (early use) ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.