请输入您要查询的百科知识:

 

词条 Saints Christopher, Jerome and Louis of Toulouse
释义

  1. History

  2. Description

  3. Sources

{{Infobox Artwork
| image_file=Bellini, Sts Christopher, Jerome and Louis of Toulouse.jpg
| image_size = 350px
| title= Saints Christopher, Jerome and Louis of Toulouse
| artist=Giovanni Bellini
| year=1513
| medium=Oil on panel
| height_metric=300
| width_metric=185
| metric_unit=cm
| imperial_unit=in
| city=Venice
| museum=San Giovanni Crisostomo
}}

Saints Christopher, Jerome and Louis of Toulouse is a painting by the Italian Renaissance artist Giovanni Bellini, executed in 1513, and housed in the church of San Giovanni Crisostomo, Venice.

History

The painting dates to Bellini's late career, when he had adopted Giorgione's tonalism. It had been commissioned in 1494 by the Venetian merchant Giorgio Diletti. It is however signed and dated 1513, but it is not known why there were some twenty years between the commissioning and the execution.

Description

The layout is that of the Holy Conversation typical of the Venetian tradition, largely owed to works by Bellini himself, with an arch opening to a landscape in the background, and three figures of saints. Instead of the usual throne with the Virgin, there is St. Jerome, portrayed as a hermit, on a rock, while reading the Bible. Below, separated by a parapet where is the cartouche with the signature, are St. Christopher and a Saint bishop.

The latter had been originally identified as St. Augustine based on text on the book (De civitate Dei), which was later revealed to be apocryphal, as it is not placed on the front cover. Basing on the presence of lilies on the cloak, those of the House of Anjou, the character has been recognized as St. Louis of Toulouse.

The saints were perhaps chosen depending from Neoplatonic themes, with St. Louis symbolizing the contemplative and liturgic life, and St. Christopher symbolizing preaching. According to this view, Jerome would thus be the highest point of spiritual life. The arch above him is a symbol of the Catholic church, and has a Greek inscription of the Psalm 14, referring to St. Jerome as the sage mentioned in it. The use of Greek derives from San Cristomo's role as church of the Greek-speaking Venetians.

Sources

  • {{cite book|first=Mariolina|last=Olivari|language=Italian|title=Pittori del Rinascimento|publisher=Scala|chapter=Giovanni Bellini|location=Florence|year=2004}}
{{Giovanni Bellini}}

5 : Paintings by Giovanni Bellini|1513 paintings|Paintings of Saint Jerome|Paintings in Venice|Books in art

随便看

 

开放百科全书收录14589846条英语、德语、日语等多语种百科知识,基本涵盖了大多数领域的百科知识,是一部内容自由、开放的电子版国际百科全书。

 

Copyright © 2023 OENC.NET All Rights Reserved
京ICP备2021023879号 更新时间:2024/9/22 6:41:12