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Visions of paradise : Botticini's Palmieri altarpiece
- Title
- Visions of paradise : Botticini's Palmieri altarpiece / Jennifer Sliwka.
- Author
- Sliwka, Jennifer
- Publication
- London : National Gallery Company Ltd., [2015]
- ©2015
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Details
- Additional Authors
- National Gallery (Great Britain), host institution.
- Description
- 111 pages : illustrations (chiefly color); 27 cm
- Summary
- This book showcases new scholarly research on the monumental Palmieri Altarpiece by Francesco Botticini (1446-1498). The painting, which depicts the Assumption of the Virgin, was made for the funerary chapel of the Florentine citizen Matteo Palmieri (1406-1475). Palmieri was a true "Renaissance Man"-an associate of the Medici and a humanist, whose career encompassed a variety of roles, as diplomat, poet, writer, and apothecary. In this book, Jennifer Sliwka uncovers new insights about the culture that produced this stunning altarpiece and the fascinating patron who commissioned it. In addition to its religious content, the altarpiece depicts a panoramic landscape that serves as a very early example of a "city portrait" of Florence; this accurate, detailed view, which includes Palmieri's villa and farm, predates several of the earliest known maps of the city. Sliwka examines what the painting reflects about Florentine society and spiritual beliefs, and sheds light on aspects of the painting-including its authorship, date, theological significance, and original location-that are frequently questioned. Exhibition: National Gallery, London, UK (4.11.2015-14.2.2016).
- Alternative Title
- Botticini's Palmieri altarpiece
- Subject
- Botticini, Francesco, 1446-1497 > Exhibitions
- Palmieri, Matteo, 1406-1475 > Art patronage
- Botticini, Francesco, 1446-1497
- Palmieri, Matteo, 1406-1475
- Altarpieces, Italian > Exhibitions
- Altarpieces, Italian > Italy > Florence > History > Exhibitions
- Painting, Italian > Italy > Florence > Exhibitions
- Altarpieces, Italian
- Art patronage
- Painting, Italian
- Italy > Florence
- Genre/Form
- Exhibition catalogs.
- History.
- Note
- "Published to accompany the exhibition Visions of Paradise, The National Gallery, London 4 November 2015-14 February 2016"
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 106-108).
- Contents
- Matteo Palmieri : apothecary, humanist, statesman and patron -- Painting the cosmos : heaven and earth -- The importance of 'place' in the Palmieri Altarpiece -- (Mis)Identifying Botticini : style and attribution.
- Call Number
- JQF 16-110
- ISBN
- 9781857095944
- 1857095944
- OCLC
- 910504270
- Author
- Sliwka, Jennifer, author.
- Title
- Visions of paradise : Botticini's Palmieri altarpiece / Jennifer Sliwka.
- Publisher
- London : National Gallery Company Ltd., [2015]
- Copyright Date
- ©2015
- Type of Content
- textstill image
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 106-108).
- Added Author
- National Gallery (Great Britain), host institution.
- Research Call Number
- JQF 16-110