Retablo de la vida de la Virgen y de San Francisco

Francés, Nicolás (active 1425-1468)

Item type:

painting

Date of creation:

1445-1460

Height:

557.0 cm  (219 5/16 in.)

Width:

558.0 cm  (219 11/16 in.)

Technique / Medium:

Oil and tempera on panel

School:

International Gothic

Additional titles

Description

Altarpiece consisting of nine panels and eighteen that make up the predella. The main scene depicts the Virgin with the Child surrounded by four angel musicians (lute, harp, portative organ, and rebec). Above this piece is a scene with music, including lute, portative organ, gittern, harp as well as legible music. On the right side are scenes of the lives of Christ and the Virgin. On the left side three scenes of the life of Saint Francis are presented. All of the scenes are framed with Gothic ogee tracery. In the center of the predella a scene with two angel musicians is displayed (lute and gittern).

People as subjects

St. Francis of Assisi (1182-1226)
Jesus Christ
St. Mary (Blessed Virgin)

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Lute [3394]
Harp [3285]
Portative organ [2267]
Rebec [3202]
Gittern [3365]

Musical works

legible music notation

Image URLs

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RIdIM record id

3339