Transportation of the Ark of the Covenant (1816 Ademollo), art
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Transportation of the Ark of the Covenant (1816) is a fresco by Luigi Ademollo.
Abstract
History and current location
In 1816 Ademollo decorated an entire room in Palazzo Pitti, Florence, Italy with biblical scenes inspired by the history surrounding the Holy Ark of the Jewish people. Before the backdrop of classical architecture, a multitude of people are moving in a frieze-like procession with the Ark of the Covenant and the Menorah being carried under the leadership of David and the high priest. The subject is an obvious allusion to the return of the Lorena to the government of Tuscany, after the end of Napoleonic rule. The room is now part of the Galleria Palatina, Palazzo Pitti, Florence, Italy.
See details: (a) the Menorah; and the Ark of the Covenant.