Main entry:

Limentani Virdis, Caterina.

Title & Author:

Great altarpieces : Gothic and Renaissance / Caterina Virdis Limentani, Mari Pietrogiovanna.

Publication:

New York, NY : Vendome Press : Distributed in the USA and Canada by Rizzoli International Publications through St. Martin's Press, 2002.

Description:

421 pages : illustrations ; 34 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 405-416) and index.
Merode Altarpiece (Metropolitan Museum of Art) by Robert Campin (the Master of Flemalle) -- Ghent Altarpiece (Saint Bavo Cathedral) by Jan Van Eyck and Hubert van Eyck -- Seven Sacraments Altarpiece (Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Antwerp) by Rogier van der Weyden -- Wings from a Last Judgment Altarpiece (Musee des Beaux Arts, Lille) by Dirk Bouts -- Portinari Altarpiece (Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence) by Hugo van der Goes -- Garden of Earthly Delights (Museo del Prado, Madrid) by Hieronymus Bosch -- Pieta Triptych (Eglise des Franciscains de Cimiez, Nice) by Louis Brea -- Burning Bush Altarpiece (Saint Sauveur Cathedral) by Nicolas Froment -- Virgin in Glory Altarpiece (Cathedral, Moulins) by Jean Hey (the Master of Moulins) -- Adoration of the Magi Altarpiece (Cathedral, Cologne) by Stephan Lochner -- Altarpiece of the Church Fathers (Alte Pinakothek, Munich) by Michael Pacher -- Coronation of the Virgin Altarpiece (Church of Sant'Ingenuino and Sant'Alboino, Saubach, Bolzano) -- Paumgartner Altarpiece (Alte Pinakothek, Munich) by Albrecht Durer -- Holy Kinship Altarpiece (Stadelsches Kunstinstitut, Frankfurt) by Lucas Cranach the Elder -- Isenheim Altarpiece (Musee d'Unterlinden, Colmar) by Matthias Grunewald and Nikolaus von Hagenau -- Misericordia Altarpiece (Pinacoteca Civica, Sansepolcro) by Piero della Francesca -- San Zeno Altarpiece (Basilica of San Zeno, Verona) by Andrea Mantegna -- Ascoli Altarpiece (Holy Sacrament Chapel, Duomo di Sant'Emidio, Asoli Piceno) by Carlo Crivelli -- Montefiorentino Polyptych (Galleria Nazionale delle Marche, Urbino) by Alvise Vivarini -- Olera Altarpiece (Church of San Bartolomeo, Olera, Bergamo) by Cima da Conegliano -- Saint Martin Polyptych (Church of San Martino, Treviglio) by Bernardino Butinone and Bernardino Zenale -- Saint Gaudens Altarpiece (Nativity chapel, Cathedral, Novara) by Gaudenzio Ferrari -- Saint Medard Altarpiece (Collegial Church of San Medardo, Arcevia) by Luca Signorelli -- Santa Maria Polyptych (Museo Regionale di Palazzo Bellome, Syracuse) by Master of the Santa Maria Polyptych -- Saint Lawrence and Saint Peter of Verona Altarpiece (Museu de Bellas Artes, Valencia) by Jacomart and Workshop -- Saint Vincent Ferrer Altarpiece (Church of San Pietro Martire, Naples) by Colantonio -- Saint Michael Archangel Altarpiece (Museo e Gallerie di Capodimonte, Naples) by Francesco Pagano -- Saint Peter Altarpiece (Parish Church of San Pietro, Tuili, Cagliari) by Master of Castelsardo -- Retablo Mayor (Cathedral, Palencia) by Pedro de Guadalupe, Alejo de Vahia, Felipe de Bigarny, Juan de Flandes, Juan de Tejerina, Juan de Balmaseda, Gregorio Fernandez and others -- Retablo Mayor (Cathedral, Valencia) by Fernando Llanos and Fernando Yanez.

Summary:

"Created in an age of faith, the polyptychs chosen for this volume are all altarpieces, works that came into being in response to changes in the Roman Catholic liturgy decreed as far back as 1274 at the Council of Lyons. According to the new dispensation, the priest would no longer say Mass facing the congregation (versus populum) but rather facing the altar and as often as possible in the presence of a sacred image. Also involved was a redefinition of the doctrine of Transubstantion, which encouraged private devotions in chapels, intimate spaces where the faithful could become more directly involved in the Eucharistic service.
Both developments proved, in time, to be conducive to the realization of grand altarpieces in polyptych form, placed against the wall over an altar in a chapel or upon the high altar in a church or cathedral where it would function as a kind of splendid partition separating the sanctuary from the choir. The form had been evolving for well over a century, but it came into full flower only in the late 14th century and throughout the 15th, bringing the Late Gothic era to its final burst of glory and launching the Renaissance both in Northern Europe and in the Mediterranean countries."
"Alas, few of the great polyptychs, wonderful as they are, survive in their original form or place of installation, having suffered the vicissitudes of history, as the authors explain in detail, particularly the misadventures that followed upon the secularization laws promulgated by Napoleon in the late 18th century. Along with this story and countless others comes the extended series of full-color illustrations, over 400 in all, many of them full-page and full-bleed. Great Altarpieces is a book for everyone with an interest in civilization and culture, art and history, and the role of religion in human affairs."--Cover.

ISBN:

0865652244 (hardcover)
9780865652248 (hardcover)

Subject:

Panel painting 15th century.
Panel painting 16th century.
Altarpieces, Gothic.
Altarpieces, Renaissance.
Christian art and symbolism Europe.
Peinture sur panneau 15e siècle.
Peinture sur panneau 16e siècle.
Retables gothiques.
Retables de la Renaissance.
Christian art and symbolism.
Panel painting.
Europe.

Added entries:

Pietrogiovanna, Mari.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 228525
Call No.: N7857 .L56 2002
Status: Available