Baronci Altarpiece [SEP] creator
Baronci Altarpiece
The Baronci Altarpiece was a painting by the Italian High Renaissance artist Raphael. His first recorded commission, it was made for Andrea Baronci's chapel in the church of Sant'Agostino in Città di Castello, near Urbino. The altarpiece was seriously damaged during an earthquake in 1789, and since 1849 fragments of the original painting have been part of different collections.
History.
On December 10, 1500, Raphael and Evangelista da Pian di Meleto, an older painter from the workshop of Raphael's father Giovanni Santi,
by the Master of the Saint Lambrecht Votive Altarpiece. Some influences from Northern Italy may also be detected.
Further reading.
- K. Oettinger: "Zur Blütezeit der Münchener gotischen Malerei". In: "Zeitschrift des deutschen Vereins für Kunstwissenschaft", 7 (1940), pgs.219–22
- F. A. Sweet: "The Charles H. and Mary F. S. Worcester Collection". "The Art Institute of Chicago Quarterly", Vol. 50, No. 3 (Sep. 15, 1956), pgs.44-46