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The Apostles in Art

The Apostles in Art: Witness, Memory, and Transformation


Lintel South Portal Bourges Cathedral

Bourges Cathedral Stained Glass

The Cathedral of St Stephen, Bourges contains a large number of medieval and renaissance stained glass. The glass panels date from 1210 - 1620 and represents Saints, Apostles, Prophets, and Bible stories.

 

The above rose window in the west of the church was built in the last part of 14th century.

The Last Judgement and Hell - Pisa

 

Attributed to Buonamico Buffalmacco this depiction of the Last Judgement, in the Camposanto of Pisa, was created between 1345-1340.

 

 

Renaissance Sculpture

Head of Michelangelo's David

 

 

Renaissance sculpture, flourishing from the 14th to the early 17th century, marked a revival of classical antiquity and humanism, centered primarily in Italy, with Florence as its epicenter. Emerging from the medieval Gothic style, it sought to emulate the idealized forms and balanced proportions of ancient Greek and Roman art, while infusing a newfound focus on naturalism and individual expression.

Last Judgement and Doom

A common subject painted in medieval churches where scenes of the "Last Judgment" or "Doom". Often they would be painted above the chancel arch. A central figure of risen Christ with the instruments of the passion would be painted, or a crucifixion with the Virgin Mary and St John the Evangelist.

 

The Prato pulpit decoration by Donatello

Dancing Putto

 

The Prato pulpit was commissioned by the Operai del Duomo di Prato for the exterior corner of the cathedral, specifically to display the Sacra Cintola (Holy Belt of the Virgin Mary), Prato’s most treasured relic.

Luca della Robbia, Cantoria (1431–1438) - Florence

Girls Holding Hymnals and Singing

Between 1431 and 1438, the Florentine sculptor Luca della Robbia carved in marble one of the most radiant celebrations of music and childhood in the early Renaissance, the Cantoria, or singing gallery, originally made for the north singing gallery of Florence Cathedral.

Transfiguration (cell 6)

 

This fresco by Fra Angelico depicts the Transfiguration of Christ, one of the most radiant and spiritually charged scenes in the Gospel narrative. At the center, Christ stands upon a rocky elevation, enveloped in a great mandorla of divine light, his white garments gleaming with celestial brilliance.

 

Mocking of Christ (cell 7)

 

 

In cell 7 of San Marco monastery a fresco, by Fra Angelico assisted by Benozzo Gozzoli, depicts a blindfolded Christ who is enthroned holding a cane and a globe.

Scourging of Christ (cell 4)

 

 

This fresco of the "Scourging of Christ" is by Fra Angelico in cell 4 of the San Marco monastery.

 

 

Baptism of Christ (cell 24)

Baptism of Christ fresco

This fresco by Fra Angelico, painted between 1438 and 1443 for the Dominican monastery of San Marco, presents the Baptism of Christ with the clarity, stillness, and devotional intensity characteristic of the artist’s mature period. Set against a serene, winding Jordan River and a stark, mountainous landscape, the composition emphasises the humility of the moment and the contemplative ethos of the monastery for which it was made.

Resurrection (cell 8)

Ressurection by Fra Angelico

 

 

This fresco (1438-1443) in cell 8 of the San Marco monastery is by Fra Angelico.

Lamentation (cell 2)

 

 

 

Lamentation (1438-1443) over the body of Christ, is by Fra Angelico.

Touch Me Not (cell 1)

Touch Me Not

 

 

This fresco by Fra Angelico in cell 1 of the San Marco Monastery illustrates the encounter between Mary Magdalen and Christ after the ressurection.

Coronation of the Virgin (cell 9)

 

 

This fresco by Fra Angelico 1438-1443) depicting the Coronation of the Virgin is in cell 9 of the San Marco monastery in Florence.

Nativity (cell 5)

Nativity

 

 

In the Nativity scene from Cell 5, Fra Angelico presents a serene and deeply devotional vision of the birth of Christ. The composition centers on the Holy Family, Mary, Joseph, and the infant Jesus, surrounded by an atmosphere of quiet reverence.

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