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Sant'Eufemia Altarpiece
The ''Sant'Eufemia Altarpiece'' is a 1526-1530 oil on panel painting by Moretto da Brescia, originally on the high altar of Sant'Afra, Brescia, Sant'Afra in Brescia and now in the Pinacoteca Tosio Martinengo in the town. The Sant'Afra Reliquary was also based on the painting. The painting's lower register shows saints Benedict of Nursia, Saint Euphemia, Euphemia, Justina of Padua, Justina and Paterius. In 1805 the monastery attached to Sant'Afra was suppressed and converted into a barracks and the church was made subsidiary to Sant'Afra on via Francesco Crispi (now Sant'Angela Merici),Pier Virgilio Begni Redona, pag. 241 whose Fabbriceria decided to donate the painting to the Pinacoteca Tosio Martinengo in 1867 in exchange for a painting by Enea Salmeggia from the same Tosio collection. References Bibliography (in Italian) *Giulio Antonio Averoldi, ''Le scelte pitture di Brescia additate al forestiere'', Brescia 1700 *Paolo Brognoli, ''Nuova Guida di Brescia'', Brescia 182 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madonna Col Bambino E San Giovanni Battista Fanciullo In Gloria Con I Santi Benedetto, Paterio, Eufemia E Giustina
Madonna Louise Ciccone (; ; born August 16, 1958) is an American singer-songwriter and actress. Widely dubbed the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, Queen of Pop", Madonna has been noted for her continual reinvention and versatility in music production, songwriting, and visual presentation. She has pushed the boundaries of artistic expression in mainstream music, while continuing to maintain control over every aspect of her career. Her works, which incorporate social, political, Madonna and sexuality, sexual, and Madonna and religion, religious themes, have generated both controversy and critical acclaim. A prominent Cultural impact of Madonna, cultural figure crossing both the 20th and 21st centuries, Madonna remains one of the most "well-documented figures of the modern age", with a broad amount of List of academic publishing works on Madonna, scholarly reviews and Bibliography of works on Madonna, literature works on her, as well as an academic mini subdiscipline ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
