Title

Fresco of the Basilica of St. Maria del Popolo Choir

Caption

Rome, Basilica of St. Maria del Popolo, Vault of the Choir: frescoes (1505 - 1510) by Pinturicchio (Bernardino di Betto). Detail of Saint Luke painting the Virgin.Saint Luke painting the Virgin, is a devotional subject in art showing Saint Luke painting the Virgin Mary with the Baby Jesus. Such paintings were often created during the Renaissance for chapels of Saint Luke in European churches, and frequently recalled the composition of the Salus Populi Romani, an icon based on the legend of Luke's portrait of Mary. Versions of the subject were sometimes painted as the masterpiece that many guilds required an artist to submit before receiving the title of master.
Basilica di S.ta Maria del Popol, Rome, Lazio, Italy

Date

Dec 30, 2002

Credit line

Ghigo Roli/Photo12

Reference

GHR20A00_075

License type

Rights managed

Available size

31,4Mb (3,0Mb) / 9,0in x 13,5in / 2704 x 4064 (300dpi)

Keywords

Affresco Fresco Arte Art Arte sacra Sacred Art Artista Artist Basilica Bernardino di Betto Bue Ox Cattolicesimo Catholicism Chiesa Church Cristianesimo Christianity Evangelisti Four Evangelists Il Cinquecento The 16th Centu Il Quattrocento The 15th Cent Italia Italy Lazio Opera d'arte Artwork Pinturicchio Pittore Painter Pittura Painting Religione Religion Rinascimento Renaissance Ritratto Portrait Roma Rome S. Luca St. Luke S. Maria del Popolo Santo Saint Stile Art style XV secolo XV century XVI secolo XVI century

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