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San Zaccaria Altarpiece
The San Zaccaria Altarpiece (also called Madonna Enthroned with Child and Saints) is a painting by the Italian Renaissance painter Giovanni Bellini, executed in 1505 and located in the church of San Zaccaria, Venice.
History.
The work was mentioned in 1648 by writer and painter Carlo Ridolfi as a large panel commissioned in memory of Venetian politician and diplomat Pietro Cappello; he described it as "one of the most beautiful and delicate by the artist".
It is Bellini's first work in which
a gilt mosaic decoration in the Venetian style.
By including traditional Venetian and Byzantine architectural elements in the scenery of the altarpiece, he is able to please his patrons by incorporating established practices while simultaneously introducing new artistic elements to society. This altarpiece is an example of a pala altar, or a single-paneled altar, a technique first introduced to Venice by Bellini and heavily influenced by Antonello da Messina.
See also.
- "San Zaccaria Altarpiece"
- "Montini Altarpiece"
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