{"title":"The Strozzi Chapel by Michele Tosini: A Visual Interpretation of Redemptive Epiphany","authors":"H. Hornik","doi":"10.2307/1483700","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"The rediscovery and analysis of the only extant fresco cycle by Michele Tosini (1503-1577) reaffirms the importance of this Mannerist artist in mid-sixteenth century Florence. The chapel frescoes, commissioned by the Strozzi family, depict the Adoration of the Kings and the Marriage at Cana, two events associated with the favorite Florentine feast day of the Epiphany. A third event, the Baptism of Christ is juxtaposed with a Lamentation scene in the original altar panel. Together, the frescoes and altar panel define the program of the chapel as the full cycle of redemption from the infancy narratives through Christ's sacrifice and death.","PeriodicalId":43492,"journal":{"name":"Artibus et Historiae","volume":"23 1","pages":"97-118"},"PeriodicalIF":0.1000,"publicationDate":"2002-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.2307/1483700","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Artibus et Historiae","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.2307/1483700","RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"艺术学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"0","JCRName":"ART","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
The rediscovery and analysis of the only extant fresco cycle by Michele Tosini (1503-1577) reaffirms the importance of this Mannerist artist in mid-sixteenth century Florence. The chapel frescoes, commissioned by the Strozzi family, depict the Adoration of the Kings and the Marriage at Cana, two events associated with the favorite Florentine feast day of the Epiphany. A third event, the Baptism of Christ is juxtaposed with a Lamentation scene in the original altar panel. Together, the frescoes and altar panel define the program of the chapel as the full cycle of redemption from the infancy narratives through Christ's sacrifice and death.
期刊介绍:
Artibus et Historiae is a journal dedicated to the visual arts, published by IRSA Publishing House. The lavishly illustrated articles cover a broad range of subjects, including photography and film, as well as traditional topics of scholarly art research. Artibus et Historiae particularly encourages interdisciplinary studies - art history in conjunction with other humanistic fields, such as psychology, sociology, philosophy, or literature - and unconventional approaches. Thus it is hoped that the current trends in art history will be well represented in our issues. Artibus et Historiae appears twice a year, in hardback. The articles are in one of four languages: English, Italian, German, or French, at the author"s discretion.