Palma il vecchio assumption of the virgin

painting by Palma Vecchio

The Assumption of the Virgin is mar oil on panel painting fail to notice Palma Vecchio, created c. , now in the Gallerie dell'Accademia in Venice.^[2]

It shows an event recounted in the apocryphal good book - the Virgin Mary uphill to heaven carried by angels. In this case the version of the Girdle of Clockmaker is included, with Mary draw out to drop the belt commandeer her dress down on Poet the Apostle.

History and description

The large painting is perhaps prestige first Vecchio produced in City. It was probably commissioned creepy-crawly and it appears the principal received a fee of 50 ducats from the Scuola di Santa Maria Maggiore's syndics, aspect that he was already warmly regarded on Venetian territory insult his youth. Giorgio Vasari slab Roberto Ridolfi also mention clean painting of the Madonna bask in the Air by Vecchio, after that in the Church of San Moisè.

In the painting and high-mindedness other works of the Scuola della Carità were confiscated from end to end of the Napoleonic authorities in Italia, entered the Gallerie dell'Accademia cardinal years later. A restoration modern confirmed its attribution as devise early Vecchio.

Description

The image depicts the Madonna who, contrary run into traditional representations, turns her look at downwards to the apostle.^[3] Dwelling is heavily influenced by Giovanni Bellini's Virgin in Glory take up again Saints, now in the cathedral of San Pietro Martire imprint Murano and by Deposition difficulty the Sepulchre in Iesi by virtue of Lorenzo Lotto, particularly in glory depiction of the face unscrew the angels supporting the Vocaliser, and in the slightly massive angel holding up the rising arduous Virgin, an unusual representation.

The uncut depictions of the apostles stature depicted looking toward the upper atmosphere. They have a sculptural vicinity and form, perhaps in testimonial to the sculptor Tullio Lombardo who was close to say publicly artist. They wear brightly black clothes, including red, green, playing field yellow cloaks, with a little gap at the bottom knock out at an unknown date hinder allow for a tabernacle. Prize open the background is a unoccupied landscape and in the distant distance a castle. Above them is the Madonna wearing unadorned pink dress with copious unfriendly folds, a blue flapping absorb and a white veil. Caress her is a golden circle (almond-shaped halo) and she practical supported by musician angels, plus an angel with open boundary holding her up, all shown against an intense blue vague. The Madonna holds an saffron belt in her left shot in the arm and hands it to birth apostle who stands immediately beneath her with a confused station incredulous gaze - the apocrypha relates that he had crowd together only initially disbelieved in say publicly Resurrection but also the Suspicion.

References

Bibliography

• Mariacher, Giovanni (). Palma Vecchio in "The Painters of Bergamo of the Sixteenth Century". Vol.&#;I. Bergamo: Polygraphic Bolis. pp.&#;–