Roverella Polyptych, Projected scheme of the altarpiece. Depicted is (top) the Lamenation, (center) Madonna and Child with musical angels, (right) Saints Paul and Maurelius with patron Cardinal Bartolomeo Roverella, (bottom, left to right) tondos of the Flight into Egypt, the Circumcision and the Adoration of the Magi. Not pictured in this image is a fragment, which would be located to the left of the Virgin and Child, of Saint George., ca. 1475
Scope and Contents
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.BOFE.0373; Public Notes: The polyptych was separated sometime after 1709 when the piece was partially destroyed by artillery fire while situated at the Roverella Chapel of San Giorgio. The Lamentation lunette can be found at the Musee du Louvre in Paris, France, the Virgin and Child panel is in possession of the National Gallery in London, England, the unpictured panel of Saint George is at the San Diego Museum of Art in California, and the panel with Saint Paul and Saint Maurelius is located at the Galleria Colonna in Rome, Italy. The first tondo, to the left, of Flight into Egypt, can be found at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. The second tondo, in the center, of the Cirucumcision, is at the Isabella Stewart Gardiner Museum in Boston. Lastly, the third tondo, to the right, of the Adoration of the Magi is located at the Fogg Museum in Massachusetts.
Dates
- Creation: ca. 1475
Creator
- Cosme Tura (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection may be viewed only in the reading room of Special Collections in the Jean and Alexander Heard Library. Collections should be requested 2-3 days prior to visiting in order to facilitate easier access. For questions or to request a collection, contact specialcollections@vanderbilt.edu.
Biographical / Historical
Subjects: Panel Paintings; Religious Subjects; Polyptychs; Jesus Christ; Symbolism; Saint Maurelius; Clergy; Saint Attributes; Altarpieces; Melchior; Paintings; Swords; Oil Paintings; Angels; Musicians; Bishops; Casper; Lunettes; Saint Joseph; Madonna and Child; Saint Paul; Circumcision of Christ; Balthasar; Saints; Tondos; Adoration of the Magi; Flight into Egypt; Virgin Mary; Pieta; Croziers; Predellas; Saint George; School: Ferrara; Style period: Early-High Renaissance; Technique: painting (technique); Work type: paintings
Full Extent
1 Items ; Image height (in.): 5.5; Image width (in.): 3.8
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Physical Description
Medium: oil paint; Physical condition: slight curl, yellowing, mounted.; Print type: black and white; Support: panels (wood)
General
Artist Status: Confirmed; Date of destruction: ca. 1709; Inscription translation text type:
Source
- San Diego Museum of Art, San Diego, California (Repository, Organization)
Repository Details
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