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Original fileThis two-tiered fresco occupies an arched chapel wall, depicting a celestial hierarchy above and a terrestrial assembly below. In the upper portion, a youthful Christ is seated upon clouds beneath the Holy Spirit and the Alpha and Omega symbols, flanked by three seated saints on either side. The lower register features six monumental saints standing in a line, their gaze directed toward the viewer or the central niche containing a sculpture of the Virgin and Child.
This work represents the transition of High Renaissance thought from the Umbrian tradition to Roman Neoplatonism, illustrating the divine order and the 'Great Chain of Being.' The inclusion of the Alpha and Omega (A Ω) specifically links the composition to the eternal Logos described in the Book of Revelation and Neoplatonic conceptions of the monad.
A Ω S·MAVRVS S·PLACIDVS M·S·BENEDICTVS S·ROMVALDVS S·BENEDICTVS M·S·IOHANNES·P S·SCHOLASTICA S·HIERONIMVS S·IOANNES·BAPT. S·GREGORIVS·MAGNVS S·BONIFATIVS S·MARTHA RAPHAEL DE VRBINO DOMINO OCTAVI AN[...] PIANIVOLA ANGLORIO RE[...]SANCTAM TRINITATEM ANGE LOS ASTANTES SANCTOSQ. PINXIT [...] D. V. PETRVS DE CASTRO PLEBIS PERVSINVS TEMPORE DOMINI SILVESTRI STEPHANI VOLATERRAANI DESTRI ET SINISTRI DIVI CHRISTOPHORI SANCTOS SANCTASQVE PINXIT A. D. MDXXI
Translation
A Ω S. MAURUS S. PLACIDUS M. S. BENEDICT S. ROMUALD S. BENEDICT M. S. JOHN P. S. SCHOLASTICA S. JEROME S. JOHN BAPT. S. GREGORY THE GREAT S. BONIFACE S. MARTHA RAPHAEL OF URBINO, FOR THE LORD OCTAVIO AN[...] PIANIVOLA ANGLORIO RE[...] PAINTED THE HOLY TRINITY, THE ANGELS STANDING BY, AND THE SAINTS. [...] D. V. PIETRO OF CASTEL DELLA PIEVE, PERUGIAN, IN THE TIME OF THE LORD SILVESTER STEPHANI OF VOLTERRA, ON THE RIGHT AND LEFT PAINTED THE MALE AND FEMALE SAINTS OF SAINT CHRISTOPHER. A. D. MDXXI
Marsilio Ficino
The hierarchical arrangement of the divine Trinity above the earthly saints mirrors Ficino's Neoplatonic cosmology and the ascent of the soul.
Book of Revelation
The presence of the Alpha and Omega symbols above Christ directly references the apocalyptic description of the eternal divinity.
Object
Oil on panel
religious
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