Siena Cathedral Baptistery Frescoes

Vecchietta; Michele di Matteo da Bologna
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Battistero di San Giovanni: Interior Frescos
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/1721.3/109074
Date
1447-1477
Description
Scene in a ceiling panel, detail; The frescoes on the vaults were painted by Lorenzo di Pietro (also called 'Vecchietta') between 1447 and 1450. They represent the Articles of Faith, Prophets and Sibyls. (Restored, repainted in the 19th century). He also painted two scenes on the wall of the apse: Flagellation and Road to Calvary. Michele di Matteo da Bologna painted the frescoes on the vault of the apse (1477). Source: Wikipedia; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page (accessed 1/28/2008)
Type of Work
fresco (painting)
Subject
cycles or series, New Testament, saints, Jesus Christ, Renaissance
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© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
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