Retable of Cafaggiolo
La pala fu commissionata per la cappella della villa medicea di Cafaggiolo,ristrutturata da Michelozzo nel 1451. Il Wedgwood Kennedy ipotizza una commissione da parte di Piero il Gottoso, per il quale il Baldovinetti aveva giá lavorato nella cappella della SS. Annunziata e, forse, in quella di S. Croce. Lo studioso suggerisce una datazione per la committenza al 1453, anno di nascita di Giuliano, secondogenito di Piero, avvalorata dalla presenza di San Giuliano insieme agli altri santi "medicei".
Colors in this work
Details
- Artist
- Alesso Baldovinetti
- Date
- 1453
- Medium
- plaster; panel; tempera
- Holding institution
- Uffizi Gallery
- Palette
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- Image provider
- wikimedia-commons
- License
- Public domain
- Credit
- Uffizi Gallery
Art Genome Taxonomy
12 tags
Subject Matter
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Madonna and Child Visual · 100%
The seated Madonna is clearly shown holding the Christ Child at the center of the composition.
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Saints Both · 99%
Several haloed sacred figures surround the Madonna, and the catalog description refers to the presence of San Giuliano and other saints.
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Flora Visual · 98%
Tall cypress-like trees, palms, broad-leaved plants, ground vegetation, and small flowers form a prominent garden setting above and around the figures.
Styles and Movements
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Early Renaissance Interpretive · 88%
The date, tempera technique, panel-based format, gold ground, halos, and formal devotional arrangement are consistent with Early Renaissance painting.
Visual Qualities
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Balance Visual · 90%
The composition is carefully balanced around the seated central Madonna, with standing saints and kneeling figures arranged to either side.
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Patterns Visual · 97%
Geometric motifs dominate the carpet and recur in the patterned garments, creating a conspicuous decorative structure.
Medium and Techniques
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Painting Metadata · 100%
The catalog classifies Retable of Cafaggiolo as a painting.
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Altarpiece Metadata · 100%
The catalog identifies the work as a retable made for a chapel.
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Tempera Metadata · 100%
The supplied medium explicitly includes tempera.
Time Periods
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15th Century Art Metadata · 100%
The catalog dates the work to 1453, placing it in the fifteenth century.
Materials
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Plaster Metadata · 90%
The supplied medium explicitly includes plaster, although its precise role in the construction is not specified.
Cultural and Religious Styles
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Christian Art and Architecture Both · 98%
The image depicts Christian devotional imagery, while the catalog identifies the work as a retable commissioned for a chapel in a Medici villa.
Source & rights
Alesso Baldovinetti. Own work
High-resolution sources
- Original image ↗ 2,715 × 2,840 · Wikimedia Commons · Availability not yet probed