ANGELICO, Fra (b. ca. 1400, Vicchio nell Mugello, d. 1455, Roma) St Sixtus Ordains St Lawrence 1447-49 Fresco, 271 x 197 cm Cappella Niccolina, Palazzi Pontifici, Vatican Sixtus II (257-258) had charged archdeacon Lawrence with dispersing the church's wealth to the needy. This deed aroused the ire of Emperor Valerian who had claimed the treasure for himself, and formed the basis for the charges brought against Lawrence and his eventual execution. It is remarkable that in this fresco cycle the pope and the prelates wear azure vests, then rarely used and presently non-existent. *** Keyw
ANGELICO, Fra (b. ca. 1400, Vicchio nell Mugello, d. 1455, Roma) St Sixtus Ordains St Lawrence 1447-49 Fresco, 271 x 197 cm Cappella Niccolina, Palazzi Pontifici, Vatican Sixtus II (257-258) had charged archdeacon Lawrence with dispersing the church's wealth to the needy. This deed aroused the ire of Emperor Valerian who had claimed the treasure for himself, and formed the basis for the charges brought against Lawrence and his eventual execution. It is remarkable that in this fresco cycle the pope and the prelates wear azure vests, then rarely used and presently non-existent. *** Keywords: ************* Author: ANGELICO, Fra Title: St Sixtus Ordains St Lawrence Time-line: 1401-1450 School: Italian Form: painting Type: religious
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