Polyptych of Pisa
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The Polyptych of Pisa is a renowned early 15th-century altarpiece by Masaccio that exemplifies the transition from Gothic to Renaissance painting through its innovative use of perspective and naturalism.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
altarpiece
ⓘ
polyptych ⓘ |
| artHistoricalSignificance | key work in the development of Renaissance painting ⓘ |
| artist | Masaccio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artisticPeriod | Quattrocento NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Carmelite order in Pisa ⓘ |
| completionDate | 1426 ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | panels dispersed ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Italy ⓘ |
| creator | Masaccio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Italian city-state religious patronage ⓘ |
| currentState | dismembered altarpiece ⓘ |
| depictionForm | panel painting ⓘ |
| depicts |
Christ Child
NERFINISHED
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Virgin Mary ⓘ saints ⓘ scenes from the life of Christ ⓘ |
| genre | religious painting ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | development of linear perspective in painting ⓘ |
| hasPart |
central Madonna and Child panel
ⓘ
predella panels ⓘ side panels with saints ⓘ |
| iconographicType | Madonna and Child with saints NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | 1426 ⓘ |
| influenced | later Renaissance painters ⓘ |
| influencedBy | late Gothic painting ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | visual ⓘ |
| location | various museums ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
gold leaf
ⓘ
tempera ⓘ |
| movement | Early Renaissance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
innovative use of perspective
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naturalistic figures ⓘ realistic light and shadow ⓘ volumetric modeling of forms ⓘ |
| originalFunction | high altarpiece ⓘ |
| originalLocation | church of Santa Maria del Carmine, Pisa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Italian Renaissance art ⓘ |
| placeOfProduction | Tuscany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| school | Florentine school NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| style | transitional between Gothic and Renaissance ⓘ |
| support | wood panel ⓘ |
| technique | egg tempera on panel ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 15th century ⓘ |
| use | liturgical ⓘ |
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