Pinacoteca Nazionale di Brera, Milan, Italy

 Organization

Found in 17 Collections and/or Records:

Adorazione dei Re Magi con sant'Elena (detail image), Detail image of the adoration of the Magi with Saint Helena and her attribute behind., 1525-1528

 Item — Box 208 (1 of 2): [Barcode: 30081049759875]
Identifier: spc-mss0088-s19-i2667
Scope and Contents

Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.VENI.2613; Public Notes: This is a basic record created to enable public access to scanned images. Full research on this image is pending. For assistance, please e-mail us at specialcollections@vanderbilt.edu.; This image is a copy of an original by Jacopo Palma il vecchio. The information provided in this listing refers to the original, as no information pertaining to the copy may be found at this time.

Dates: 1525-1528

Adorazione dei Re Magi con sant'Elena, The adoration of the Magi with Saint Helena and her attribute behind., 1525-1528

 Item — Box 208 (1 of 2): [Barcode: 30081049759875]
Identifier: spc-mss0088-s19-i2666
Scope and Contents

Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.VENI.2612; Public Notes: This is a basic record created to enable public access to scanned images. Full research on this image is pending. For assistance, please e-mail us at specialcollections@vanderbilt.edu.; This image is a copy of an original by Jacopo Palma il vecchio. The information provided in this listing refers to the original, as no information pertaining to the copy may be found at this time.

Dates: 1525-1528

Praglia Polyptych, This image shows a polyptych with two tiers. The original gothic frame was lost when the work was moved to the Brera in 1811. In the central panel of the lower tier, the Virgin is enthroned with the Christ Child sitting on a pillow in her lap. He gives the sign of blessing. The Virgin holds a church model in her right hand. At her right foot is a small kneeling donor, identified as Abbot Cipriano Rinaldini. In the central panel of the upper tier is a pieta, with Mary and John surrounding and supporting the Dead Christ. His stigmata are visible, and they all stand behind a parapet. In each tier, there are three saints pictured to each side of each of the central scenes. In the bottom tier, saints are pictured in full-length figure. To the right of the central panel in the bottom tier are Ss. Augustine, Benedict, and John the Baptist. To the right of the central panel in the bottom tier are Ss. Jerome, Bruno or Bernard, and Prosdocimus. St Augustine wears a Benedictine habit, and holds a book and a crosier. St. Benedict wears a Benedictine habit, and holds a book and a crosier. St. John the Baptist wears animal skins, holds a cross, and points toward the Christ Child, telling of his coming. On the right side panels of the lower tier, St. Jerome wears robes and gazes down, reading an open book he is holding. The figure of St. Bruno or St. Bernard wears a light colored monastic habit, and holds a book and a crosier. St. Prosdocimus wears bishop's vestments including a mitre, and holds a crosier and a jar. He was the first bishop of Padua and his tomb is situated at the basilica of Santa Giustina at Padua. He is thought to be a spiritual father to St. Giustina of Padua, who is pictured in the panel above his in the upper tier. In the upper tier, saints are pictured in three-quarter figure length. To the left of the upper tier central panel are Ss. Scholastica, Gregory, and Peter. To the right of the upper central panel are Ss. Paul, Ambrose, and Giustina. St. Scholastica wears a habit of her Order and holds a dove, rosary beads, and a book. St. Gregory wears a bishop's vestments including a mitre, and holds a cross and a book, while a dove whispers into his ear. St. Peter wears a tunic and robe, and holds a book and the key to the Kingdom. St. Paul wears a tunic and robe and holds a sword and a book. St. Ambrose wears bishop's vestments including a mitre, and holds an open book, a crosier, and a scourge. St. Giustina wears a crown, holds a book and a martyr's palm, and has a dagger in her chest., 1448, Photographed in before 1926

 Item — Box 189: [Barcode: 30081049759669]
Identifier: spc-mss0088-s19-i0173
Scope and Contents Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.VENI.0172; Public Notes: The altarpiece was originally above the high altar of the Benedictine abbey of Praglia, near Padua. In 1448, the year the work was thought to have been completed, the abbey "joined the Congregation of Saint [Giu]stina of Padua on the initiative of the abbot Cipriano Rinaldini" (the small donor figure in the central panel of the lower tier). The gold ground behind the figures has disintegrated and now only the red bole...
Dates: 1448; Photographed in before 1926

Saint Mark the Evangelist baptizing Anianus, This image shows Saint Mark the Evangelist baptizing Saint Anianus in an ornate interior., 1518-1525

 Item — Box 199: [Barcode: 30081049759768]
Identifier: spc-mss0088-s19-i1240
Scope and Contents

Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.VENI.1225; Public Notes:

Dates: 1518-1525

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