Polyptych Of Saint Barbara (Palma Vecchio)
The ''Polyptych of Saint Barbara'' (Italian: ''Polittico di Santa Barbara'') was painted by Palma Vecchio in the early 1520s as the altarpiece for the Venice, Venetian church of Santa Maria Formosa. It is a composition of six panels, with Saint Barbara in the centre, under the dead Christ, and to the right and left Saints Saint Dominic, Dominic (or Vincent Ferrer), Saint Sebastian, Sebastian, John the Baptist and Anthony the Abbot. The central panel of Saint Barbara is considered by many to be one of Palma's greatest achievements. History This altarpiece was painted in Palma Vecchio's middle or Giorgione, Giorgionesque period, at the request of the Bombardieri, the heavy artillerymen of Venice, for the altar of their chapel in the Church of Santa Maria Formosa, Santa Maria Fomosa at Venice, where it still occupies its original place. The execution of the work was entrusted to Jacopo Palma, called ''II Vecchio'', , to distinguish him from his Palma il Giovane, grand-nephew. Sa ...
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Palma Il Vecchio - Pala Di Santa Barbara - Chiesa Di Santa Maria Formosa, Venezia (flipped)
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