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'''Lives of Mary of Nazareth and John the Baptist at Tornabuoni Chapel''' (1490) is a cycle of frescoes by [[Domenico Ghirlandaio]], to decorate the Tornabuoni Chapel, the main chapel in the church of Santa Maria Novella, Florence [Italy]. The | '''Lives of Mary of Nazareth and John the Baptist at Tornabuoni Chapel''' (1490) is a cycle of frescoes by [[Domenico Ghirlandaio]], to decorate the Tornabuoni Chapel, the main chapel in the church of Santa Maria Novella, Florence [Italy]. | ||
The chapel was decorated with nine episodes from the life of Mary of Nazareth [in green on the map], and eight episodes from the Life of John the Baptist [in red]. The cycle is completed with 4 scenes of ''Dominican saints and the donors'' [in violet] and the portrait of the ''Four evangelists'' on the vault [in yellow]. | |||
==Stories from the Life of Mary of Nazareth == | ==Stories from the Life of Mary of Nazareth == |
Revision as of 08:21, 7 January 2014
Lives of Mary of Nazareth and John the Baptist at Tornabuoni Chapel (1490) is a cycle of frescoes by Domenico Ghirlandaio, to decorate the Tornabuoni Chapel, the main chapel in the church of Santa Maria Novella, Florence [Italy].
The chapel was decorated with nine episodes from the life of Mary of Nazareth [in green on the map], and eight episodes from the Life of John the Baptist [in red]. The cycle is completed with 4 scenes of Dominican saints and the donors [in violet] and the portrait of the Four evangelists on the vault [in yellow].
Stories from the Life of Mary of Nazareth
Stories from the Life of John the Baptist
- 1. [http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Cappella_tornabuoni%2C_10%2C_annuncio_dell%27angelo_a_zaccaria.jpg/794px-Cappella_tornabuoni%2C_10%2C_annuncio_dell%27angelo_a_zaccaria.jpg Apparition of the Angel to Zacharias (1490 Ghirlandaio), art
- 2. Visitation (1490 Ghirlandaio), art]
- 3. Birth of the Baptist (1490 Ghirlandaio), art]
- 4. [http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/Cappella_tornabuoni%2C_13%2C_imposizione_del_nome_al_battista.jpg/704px-Cappella_tornabuoni%2C_13%2C_imposizione_del_nome_al_battista.jpg Zacharias Writes His Son's Name (1490 Ghirlandaio), art
- 5. St. John in the Desert as a Boy (1490 Ghirlandaio), art]
- 6. [http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b6/Cappella_tornabuoni%2C_15%2C_predicazione_del_Battista.jpg Preaching of the Baptist (1490 Ghirlandaio), art
- 7. [http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/74/Cappella_tornabuoni%2C_16%2C_battesimo_di_Cristo.jpg Baptism of Christ (1490 Ghirlandaio), art
- 8. [http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6f/Cappella_tornabuoni%2C_17%2C_benchetto_di_erode.jpg Herod's Banquet (1490 Ghirlandaio), art
The Four Evangelists
History and current location
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Stories from the Life of John the Baptist (1490) is a cycle of frescoes by Domenico Ghirlandaio.
Abstract
The cycle includes eight scenes from the life of John the Baptist:
History and current location
The frescoes were made to decorate the right wall of the Tornabuoni Chapel, the main chapel in the church of Santa Maria Novella, Florence [Italy]. The left wall was decorated with Stories from the Life of Mary (1490 Ghirlandaio), art. The entire cycle of frescoes is well-preserved in its original location.
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- 1490
- Fiction
- Art
- Paintings
- Italian Fiction
- Italian Art
- Made in the 1490s
- Life of Mary of Nazareth (subject)
- Mary of Nazareth (subject)
- Mary of Nazareth--fiction (subject)
- Mary of Nazareth--art (subject)
- Birth of Mary (subject)
- Girlhood of Mary (subject)
- Marriage of Mary and Joseph (subject)
- Annunciation to Mary (subject)
- Adoration of the Magi (event)
- Massacre of the Innocents (subject)
- Death of Mary (subject)
- John the Baptist (subject)
- John the Baptist--fiction (subject)
- John the Baptist--art (subject)
- Annunciation to Zacharias (subject)
- Zacharias (subject)
- Zacharias--fiction (subject)
- Zacharias--art (subject)
- Visitation of Mary (subject)
- Elizabeth (subject)
- Elizabeth--fiction (subject)
- Elizabeth--art (subject)
- Birth of John the Baptist (subject)
- Young John the Baptist in the Desert (subject)
- Preaching of John the Baptist (subject)
- Baptism of Jesus (subject)
- God (subject)
- God--fiction (subject)
- God--art (subject)
- Beheading of John the Baptist (subject)