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Saint Philip Nereus Altarpiece
Subject
Wizja św. Filipa Nereusza
Author, school, workshop
Projekt: Antonio Solari (?) (1700-1763) Obraz: Giambattista Pittoni (1687-1767)
Contributor
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Style
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Date
Ołtarz: 1743 r. Obraz: 1740-1750
Type
Przyścienna forma architektoniczna z centralnie umieszczonym obrazem olejnym
Material and technique
Ołtarz: Czarny marmur dębnicki Obrazy: płótno Forma architektoniczna ze złoconymi elementami Obrazy olejne na podobraziu płóciennym
Size
Obraz: 135 x 226 cm. Obraz w zwieńczeniu: 86 x 110 cm
Signatures and inscriptions
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Identity number
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Department
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Links/analogies
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Owner
Bazylika Mariacka w Krakowie
Copyright
Bazylika Mariacka w Krakowie
Location
Nawa główna, filar trzeci po stronie południowej
Description
A fundamental change in the interior design of the nave body of St Mary's Church was brought about by the erection of a set of altars by the inter-nave pillars from the foundation of archpriest Jacek Łopacki in the first half of the 18th century. The altars were carved from black Dębnik marble according to a repeated compositional scheme. The generous founder brought them a unique set of easel paintings by one of the most outstanding and respected Venetian painters - Giovanni Battista Pittoni. The altarpiece of St Philip Nereus is surmounted by an interrupted beam with an oval medallion in the middle, housing a painting of St John Cantius. Pittoni's painting depicts a vision of St Philip Nereus.