Saint Ambrose Polyptych: Saint Louis and Saint Peter, Shown in this detail of the larger St. Ambrose polyptych are the two left panels depicting St. Louis and St. Peter, respectively. St. Peter holds a book and the keys to the Kingdom, and St. Louis wears a crown and holds an orb with cross and a scepter with fleur-de-lys. He is dressed in royal brocade garb. St. Peter wears a tunic and sandals. They are both shown against a gold background., 1477

Item — Box: 190

Identifier: spc-mss0088-s19-i0287

Saint Ambrose Polyptych: Saint Louis and Saint Peter, Shown in this detail of the larger St. Ambrose polyptych are the two left panels depicting St. Louis and St. Peter, respectively. St. Peter holds a book and the keys to the Kingdom, and St. Louis wears a crown and holds an orb with cross and a scepter with fleur-de-lys. He is dressed in royal brocade garb. St. Peter wears a tunic and sandals. They are both shown against a gold background.

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Scope and Contents

Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.VENI.0286; Public Notes: The work was made for the Scuola dei Tagliapietra a S. Aponal. In 1838, it was removed and sent to Vienna. After WWI, it returned to Venice to be placed in the Gallerie dell'Accademia.

Dates

Creation: 1477

Creator

Bartolomeo Vivarini (alternatively: Vivarini, Bartolommeo; Bartolommeo Vivarini; Bartolomeo Vivarini) (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: Saint Peter; religious art; books; orbs; polyptychs; saints; scepters; Saint Louis; crowns; saint attributes; keys; fleur-de-lys; Saint Sebastian; Saint Ambrose; School: Venice; Style period: Renaissance; Technique: painting (technique); Work type: paintings

Full Extent

1 Items : Image Work Type: photographic print ; Image height (in.): 9.9; Image width (in.): 7.5in.

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

Physical Description

Medium: tempera; Physical condition: curling; yellowing; faded; Print type: black and white; Support: panels (wood)

General

Part of master image SC.MSS.088.VENI.0285; Artist Nationality: Italian; Artist Status: confirmed; Inscription author: artist; Inscription original text: BARTHOLOMEUS VIVARINUS DE MURANO PINXIT 1477 JACOBUS DE FAENCIE INCISIT; Inscription original text language: Lat; Inscription original text type: signature; Inscription position: written across the bottom of the polyptych; Inscription translation text: Bartolomeo Vivarini of Murano painted this 1477 Jacob of Florence incised it.; Inscription translation text language: English; Inscription translation text type: translation