Format:
25 Seiten
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Illustrationen
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25 cm
ISBN:
9783990201763
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399020176X
Series Statement:
Ansichtssache 22
Content:
The Kunsthistorisches Museum is showing The Miracle of Saint Zenobius, a little-known masterpiece by the versatile artist Ciro Ferri (Rome, 1633-1689). Ferri was the most important pupil and collaborator of Pietro da Cortona, one of the inventors of the Roman High Baroque. This versatile painter, sculptor and producer of architectural drawings worked mainly in Rome, Florence and Bergamo, where he greatly influenced young artists. The composition depicts St Zenobius, the first bishop of Florence who was already venerated as the city's patron saint in the Middle Ages. Ferri shows him stopping during a procession to listen to the pleas of a woman to bring back to life the youth lying before her on the ground. A careful iconographic analysis carried out in connection with this exhibition revealed that Ferri was intimately familiar with, and skilfully interpreted, the legend that forms the basis for his composition. Working for an erudite and cultured patron, he knew that subtle references to other paintings would be both understood and welcome, and his solution to the problem of rendering a figure hovering between life and death appreciated. In addition to researching the work's provenance and iconography, we carried out technological studies and analysed the master's work methods. A comparison with an extant preparatory sketch and the evaluation of infrared photographs revealed both Ferri's highly economical approach and his virtuoso handling. Exhibition: Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien, Austria (27.07. - 25.11.2018)
Note:
Includes bibliographical references. - Text in German with English summary
Language:
German
Keywords:
Ferri, Ciro 1634-1689 Der hl. Zenobius erweckt ein totes Kind
Author information:
Swoboda, Gudrun
Author information:
Ferri, Ciro 1634-1689
Author information:
Haag, Sabine 1962-
