Orzinuovi Altarpiece
The Orzinuovi Altarpiece or ''Enthroned Madonna and Child with Saints Dominic, Joseph, Vincent Ferrer, Lucy and a Commissioner'' is a 1525–1530 oil on canvas painting by Moretto da Brescia on the wall of the chancel of the church of San Domenico in Orzinuovi. It dates to the artist's early mature years and may be identifiable with the work recorded in the parish church in the town by Francesco Paglia in 1675 as "a painting in which one can admire the Mary, mother of Jesus, Most Holy Virgin with the Christ Child, Christ-Child, St Peter and other saints, a singular work by Moretto".Pier Virgilio Begni Redona, pag. 218 However, the subjects clearly refer to it being commissioned by the Dominican order, Dominicans, which seems to suggest that the work has always been in the church of San Domenico and that the work is not that mentioned by Paglia, with a temporary transfer to the parish church seemingly unlikely. The altarpiece also does not include Saint Peter – Paglia may have b ...
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