Art and Art History Collection (Saskia)

Sacred Allegory

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Publisher

Saskia, Ltd., Cultural Documentation

Time Period

Ca. 1490

Abstract

The meaning of the representation of the painting is an unresolved question. According to the various interpretations the painting would be seen respectively as: (1) the pictorial representation of a French allegorical poem of the 14th century; (2) a Sacred Conversation; (3) a complex allegorical representation of God's four daughters (Mercy, Justice, Peace, Charity); (4) the vision of Paradise; (5) a meditation on incarnation.In the past the painting was for long attributed to Giorgione owing to the warm diffusion of the light, the subtle but total naturalism, and the air drenched with golden color.

Keywords

Florence, Italy, Style: Italian High Renaissance, School: High Renaissance, Movement: Renaissance, Italian, Painting;, Painting

Alt Text

A painting depicting a group of people in a classical setting with a tiled floor and rocky landscape background. Figures are arranged in various poses, some standing and others seated or reclining.

Geographic Location

Florence (Italy)

Rights

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Media Type

Paintings; Pictures

Identifier

A01-LIF0910

Sacred Allegory

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