Siena Cathedral Baptistery Frescoes (Siena, Italy) : Panel in the lower apse, depicting Baptism of Christ by John (later date than surrounding frescoes)

Creator:

Michele di Matteo da Bologna, active 1410-1469
Vecchietta, ca. 1412-1480

Published/Created:

Siena Cathedral, Siena, Tuscany, Italy
1447-1477 (inclusive)

Date Depicted:

ca. 1990's
500 AD - 1499 AD

Materials:

fresco

Notes:

The frescoes on the vaults were painted by Lorenzo di Pietro (also called 'Vecchietta') between 1447 and 1450. They represent the Articles of Faith, Prophets and Sibyls. (Restored, repainted in the 19th century). He also painted two scenes on the wall of the apse: Flagellation and Road to Calvary. Michele di Matteo da Bologna painted the frescoes on the vault of the apse (1477).

Variant Titles:

Battistero di San Giovanni: Interior Frescos

Topics:

Architecture -- Italy -- 15th century -- (YVRC)

Period/Style:

Renaissance

Culture:

Italian

Accession Number:

1A2-I-S-B-2-B1

Genre:

baptisteries (AAT)
churches: cathedrals (AAT)
paintings (AAT)

Format:

Image

Content Type:

Paintings & Drawings
Sculptures, Models, & Architecture

Rights:

Copyright Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc
The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.

Access Restrictions:

Yale Community Only

Digital:

cycles or series; New Testament; saints; Jesus Christ fresco painting (technique) visual works; paintings (visual works); frescoes (paintings)

Source Creator:

Gilchrist, Scott

Source Title:

Archivision Module Two

Source Created:

2878 Chamonix, Montreal QC
Archivision, Inc.
ca. 1990's

Source Note:

Purchase, Visual Resources Collection, May, 2011; photographer Scott Gilchrist

Yale Collection:

Visual Resources Collection

Digital Collection:

Visual Resources Collection

Local Record Number:

4152

OID:

10168211

PID:

digcoll:1818240