Arcevia Altarpiece
Painting by Luca Signorelli
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The Arcevia Altarpiece is a 1508 oil on panel painting by Luca Signorelli, shown in the collegiate church of San Medardo in Arcevia, for which it was originally painted.[1] It is signed below the Madonna's feet.LUCAS. SIGNORELLUS / PINGEBAT M. D. VIII
Panels
- Upper register - Saint Paul, Saint John the Baptist, God the Father Blessing and Holding a Book Inscribed Alpha and Omega, Saint Peter, Saint James the Great
- Lower register - Saint Sebastian, Saint Medardus, Madonna and Child Enthroned, Saint Andrew, Saint Roch
- Left and right columns - each has seven indistinct figures of saints, surmounting two heraldic medallions at the base (tower to the left, eagle to the right)
- Predella - Episodes from the Childhood of Christ (Annunciation, Nativity, Adoration of the Magi, Flight into Egypt, Massacre of the Innocents)
References
- ^ (in Italian) Antonio Paolucci, Luca Signorelli, in I protagonisti dell'arte italiana, Scala Group, Florence, 2001.
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Luca Signorelli
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