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Altarpiece Of Saint Barbara
The Saint Barbara Altarpiece may refer to: * ''Saint Barbara Altarpiece'' (Master Francke), c. 1410 * ''Altarpiece of Saint Barbara'' (Pérez), c. 1410–1425 * ''Polyptych of Saint Barbara'' (Palma Vecchio), c. 1523–1524 {{Painting index ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint Barbara Altarpiece (Master Francke)
The Saint Barbara Altarpiece is a medieval altarpiece attributed to Master Francke. Its known provenance starts at the medieval church in Kalanti in Southwest Finland where it stood until 1883. According to local oral tradition that was collected in the 19th century, the altarpiece was found floating in the sea outside Kalanti. The altarpiece is now located at the National Museum of Finland. The altarpiece is best known for the paintings depicting the legend of Saint Barbara Saint Barbara ( grc, Ἁγία Βαρβάρα; cop, Ϯⲁⲅⲓⲁ Ⲃⲁⲣⲃⲁⲣⲁ; ; ), known in the Eastern Orthodox Church as the Great Martyr Barbara, was an Early Christianity, early Christian Lebanese and Greek saint and martyr. Acc ... on the outside of its inner wings. Gallery File:Pyhän Barbaran alttarikaappi 1.jpg File:Meister Francke 002.jpg File:Meister Francke 001.jpg File:Pyhän Barbaran alttarikaappi 4.jpg File:Pyhän Barbaran alttarikaappi 5.jpg File:Meister Francke - Geißelun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Altarpiece Of Saint Barbara (Pérez)
The Altarpiece of Saint Barbara is a painting by Gonzalo Pérez (Gonçal Peris Sarrià) in the Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya in Barcelona. Description Theme The altarpiece features the image of Saint Barbara as the central figure. She holds in her right hand a palm frond, symbolizing martyrdom. Her left hand holds a tower, central to the story of her imprisonment. Above this central image is a scene of Calvary, depicting Christ with his mother and his disciple John. The walled background is representative of the walls of Jerusalem. Four panels in the side compartments depict eight scenes of the saint's life and passion. These scenes were later described in the 1486 medieval Catalan manuscript, '' Jardinet d'Orats.'' The panel on the top left shows Saint Barbara's baptism in a holy stream. There is also a scene showing Barbara in front of the tower her tyrannical father, Dioscorus, began constructing in order to confine her. She is giving directions to the builder to ad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
