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[[File:Tornabuoni Chapel Florence.jpg|thumb|250px|The Tornabuoni Chapel]] | |||
[[File:Maria Novella Florence.jpg|thumb|250px|Basilica of Santa Maria Novella, Florence, Italy]] | |||
[[File:Tornabuoni Frescoes Florence.gif|thumb|250px|Map of the frescoes]] | |||
The '''Tornabuoni Chapel''' is the main chapel in the Basilica of Santa Maria Novella, Florence, Italy. In 1490 [[Domenico Ghirlandaio]] completed its decoration with a cycle of frescoes illustrating nine episodes from the life of Mary of Nazareth [marked in green on the map], and eight episodes from the Life of John the Baptist [in red]. The cycle also includes 4 scenes of ''Dominican saints and the donors'' [in violet] and the portrait of the ''Four evangelists'' on the vaults [in yellow]. | |||
The cycle | |||
==Stories from the Life of Mary of Nazareth == | |||
<gallery> | |||
File:Expulsion Joachim Ghirlandaio.jpg|1. [[Expulsion of Joachim from the Temple (1490 Ghirlandaio), art]] | |||
File:Birth Mary Ghirlandaio.jpg|2. [[Nativity of Mary (1490 Ghirlandaio), art]] | |||
File:Presentation Mary Ghirlandaio.jpg|3. [[Presentation of Mary at the Temple (1490 Ghirlandaio), art]] | |||
File:Marriage Virgin Ghirlandaio.jpg|4. [[Marriage of the Virgin (1490 Ghirlandaio), art]] | |||
File:Annunciation Mary Ghirlandaio.jpg|5. [[Annunciation (1490 Ghirlandaio), art]] | |||
File:Adoration Magi Ghirlandaio.jpg|6. [[Adoration of the Magi (1490 Ghirlandaio), art]] | |||
File:Massacre Innocents Ghirlandaio.jpg|7. [[Massacre of the Innocents (1490 Ghirlandaio), art]] | |||
File:Death Assumption Mary Ghirlandaio.jpg|8. [[Death and Assumption of the Virgin (1490 Ghirlandaio), art]] | |||
File:Coronation Mary Ghirlandaio.jpg|9. [[Coronation of the Virgin (1490 Ghirlandaio), art]] | |||
</gallery> | |||
==Stories from the Life of John the Baptist== | |||
<gallery> | |||
File:Annunciation Zacharias Ghirlandaio.jpg|1. [[Annunciation to Zacharias (1490 Ghirlandaio), art]] | |||
File:Visitation Ghirlandaio.jpg|2. [[Visitation (1490 Ghirlandaio), art]] | |||
File:Birth Baptist Ghirlandaio.jpg|3. [[Birth of John the Baptist (1490 Ghirlandaio), art]] | |||
File:Zacharias Name Ghirlandaio.jpg|4. [[Zacharias Writes His Son's Name (1490 Ghirlandaio), art]] | |||
File:Young Baptist Ghirlandaio.jpg|5. [[John the Baptist in the Desert as a Boy (1490 Ghirlandaio), art]] | |||
File:Preaching Baptist Ghirlandaio.jpg|6. [[Preaching of the Baptist (1490 Ghirlandaio), art]] | |||
File:Baptism Ghirlandaio.jpg|7. [[Baptism of Christ (1490 Ghirlandaio), art]] | |||
File:Banquet Herod Ghirlandaio.jpg|8. [[Herod's Banquet ( (1490 Ghirlandaio), art]] | |||
</gallery> | |||
==The Four Evangelists== | |||
<gallery> | |||
File:Four Evangelists Ghirlandaio.jpg|[[Four Evangelists (1490 Ghirlandaio), art]] | |||
File:John Ghirlandaio.jpg|1. [[John the Evangelist (1490 Ghirlandaio), art]] | |||
File:Matthew Ghirlandaio.jpg|2. [[Matthew the Evangelist (1490 Ghirlandaio), art]] | |||
File:Luke Ghirlandaio.jpg|3. [[Luke the Evangelist (1490 Ghirlandaio), art]] | |||
File:Mark Ghirlandaio.jpg|4. [[Mark the Evangelist (1490 Ghirlandaio), art]] | |||
</gallery> | |||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tornabuoni_Chapel Wikipedia] | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tornabuoni_Chapel Wikipedia] | ||
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[[Category:Art|1490 Ghirlandaio]] | [[Category:1490|*Ghirlandaio]] | ||
[[Category:Art--1450s|1490 Ghirlandaio]] | |||
[[Category:Paintings|1490 Ghirlandaio]] | [[Category:Paintings|1490 Ghirlandaio]] | ||
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[[Category:Four Evangelists--art (subject)|1490 Ghirlandaio]] |
Latest revision as of 07:46, 31 December 2020
The Tornabuoni Chapel is the main chapel in the Basilica of Santa Maria Novella, Florence, Italy. In 1490 Domenico Ghirlandaio completed its decoration with a cycle of frescoes illustrating nine episodes from the life of Mary of Nazareth [marked in green on the map], and eight episodes from the Life of John the Baptist [in red]. The cycle also includes 4 scenes of Dominican saints and the donors [in violet] and the portrait of the Four evangelists on the vaults [in yellow].