The Florentine Painters of the Renaissance: With An Index To Their WorksBerenson, Bernard
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The Florentine Painters of the Renaissance: With An Index To Their Works
Berenson, Bernard
Art, Renaissance; Painters -- Italy -- Florence
Assisi.
S. FRANCESCO, LOWER CHURCH, CHAPEL OF THE MAGDALEN: Frescoes: Feast
in the House of Simon (in great part); Raising of Lazarus; "Noli
me Tangere," (in part); Magdalen and Donor (in part)(?). (The
remaining frescoes in this chapel are by assistants.) Before
1328.
UPPER CHURCH. II-XIX of frescoes recounting the Life of St.
Francis (with occasional aid of A). E.
WEST WALL. Fresco: Madonna.
Boston (U. S. A.).
MRS. J. L. GARDNER: Presentation of Christ in the Temple. L.
Florence.
ACADEMY, 103. Madonna enthroned and Angels.
S. CROCE, BARDI CHAPEL. Frescoes: Life of St. Francis, etc. (Little
more than the compositions are now Giotto's.) Not earlier than
1317.
PERUZZI CHAPEL. Frescoes: Lives of the Baptist and St. John the
Evangelist (considerably repainted). L.
Munich.
983. Last Supper.
Padua.
ARENA CHAPEL. Frescoes: Lives of Christ and His Mother; Last
Judgment; Symbolical Figures. About 1305-6.
SACRISTY. Painted Crucifix. About 1305-6.
Rome.
S. GIOVANNI LATERANO, PILLAR R. AISLE. Fragment of Fresco: Boniface
VIII proclaiming the Jubilee. 1300.
GIOTTO'S ASSISTANTS.
[An attempt to distinguish in the mass of work usually ascribed to
Giotto the different artistic personalities engaged as his most
immediate followers and assistants.]
A.
Assisi.
S. FRANCESCO, UPPER CHURCH. XX-XXV and first of Frescoes recounting
the Life of St. Francis, done perhaps under Giotto's directions.
XXVI-XXVIII of same series done more upon his own
responsibility.
LOWER CHURCH, CHAPEL OF THE SACRAMENT. Frescoes: Legend of St.
Nicholas; Christ with SS. Francis and Nicholas and Donors,
etc. (?). Before 1316. Madonna between SS. Francis and
Nicholas (?). Before 1316.
Florence.
UFFIZI, 20. Altarpiece of St. Cecily. E.
S. MARGHERITA A MONTICI (beyond Torre del Gallo). Madonna. E.
Altarpiece with St. Margaret. E.
S. MINIATO: Altarpiece with S. Miniato. E.
B.
Assisi.
S. FRANCESCO, LOWER CHURCH, OVER TOMB OF SAINT. Frescoes:
Allegories of Poverty, Chastity, and Obedience, and Triumph of
St. Francis. (The Francis between the two Angels in the
"Obedience" and nearly all of the "Triumph" were executed by
another hand, probably C.)
R. TRANSEPT. Frescoes: Bringing to Life of Child fallen from
Window; Francis and a crowned Skeleton; Two Scenes (one on
either side of arch leading to the Chapel of the Sacrament)
representing the Bringing to Life of a Boy killed by a falling
House; (above these) Annunciation; (next to Cimabue's Madonna)
Crucifixion (with the aid of C).
Florence.
S. CROCE, CAPPELLA MEDICI. Baroncelli Polyptych: Coronation of
Virgin, Saints and Angels (?).
C.
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