ANGELICO, Fra (b. ca. 1400, Vicchio nell Mugello, d. 1455, Roma) Beheading of Saint Cosmas and Saint Damian 1438-40 Tempera on wood, 36 x 46 cm Musée du Louvre, Paris The San Marco Altarpiece was removed and dismembered in the seventeenth century during the renovation of the church belonging to the Convent of San Marco and dedicated to the two medical saints, Cosmas and Damian. In addition to the main painting there were 9 predella pictures, seven in the front and two on the lateral sides. Only two of the predella paintings remained in the Convent, all the others are now in different museums
ANGELICO, Fra (b. ca. 1400, Vicchio nell Mugello, d. 1455, Roma) Beheading of Saint Cosmas and Saint Damian 1438-40 Tempera on wood, 36 x 46 cm Musée du Louvre, Paris The San Marco Altarpiece was removed and dismembered in the seventeenth century during the renovation of the church belonging to the Convent of San Marco and dedicated to the two medical saints, Cosmas and Damian. In addition to the main painting there were 9 predella pictures, seven in the front and two on the lateral sides. Only two of the predella paintings remained in the Convent, all the others are now in different museums (in Washington, Munich, Dublin and Paris). Based on the results of thorough research, scholars agreed in the reconstruction of the altarpiece. The predella pictures depict the story of Saint Cosmas and Saint Damian on eight small panels, while the nineth, located in the centre, represents the Entombment (Pietà). This picture is the second from the right on the predella. *** Keywords: ************* Author: ANGELICO, Fra Title: Beheading of Saint Cosmas and Saint Damian Time-line: 1401-1450 School: Italian Form: painting Type: religious
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