Santa Maria in Porto Altarpiece [SEP] creator
Santa Maria in Porto Altarpiece
The Santa Maria in Porto Altarpiece is a painting by the Italian Renaissance painter Ercole de' Roberti, executed in 1479-1481 and housed in the Pinacoteca di Brera, Milan, northern Italy.
It was executed for the church of Santa Maria in Porto, just outside Ravenna. In the 16th century it was moved to the church St. Francis in the same city but, after the Napoleonic invasion of Italy, it was moved to Milan, being housed at Brera since 1811.
Description
the fusion of colour and gold, in altarpieces of great elegance and quality. These augur the approaching Classicist period. Examples are:
- Church of the Monastery of Tibães – Main altarpiece, arch of triumph and monumental organ.
- Carmo Church (Porto) - Chapel.
- Church of Nossa Senhora da Vitória (Porto) – Main altarpiece.
- Church of Santa Maria Madalena (Braga) - called Chapel of Falperra – Main altarpiece.
In southern Portugal woodcarving is less common because of the abundance