File:Francesco Morandini - Saint Helena - Walters 371096.jpg
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[edit]Francesco Morandini: Saint Helena
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Saint Helena |
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English: St. Helena (ca. 247-ca. 327) was the mother of Emperor Constantine the Great (ca. 288-337), who, according to tradition, christianized the Roman Empire. Helena is shown holding the True Cross (the cross on which Christ was crucified), which she is said to have discovered in Jerusalem. Her elaborate headdress and idealized, slightly masculine facial features reveal the artist's study of Michelangelo's so-called teste divine (divine heads), admired for their great beauty. Morandini and other Florentine artists of the later 16th century thought of Michelangelo as the greatest artist of all time, and they devotedly imitated his works. |
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| Date | circa 1575 (Renaissance) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medium | oil and tempera on panel | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dimensions | Painted surface H: 34 15/16 x W: 28 11/16 x D excluding cradle: 3/4 in. (88.7 x 72.8 x 1.9 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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37.1096 |
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| Place of creation | Florence, Italy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Exhibition history | An Exhibition of the Treasures of The Walters Art Gallery. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore; Pace Wildenstein Gallery, New York; Smith College Museum of Art, Northampton. 1967. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Credit line | Acquired by Henry Walters with the Massarenti Collection, 1902 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| References | Federico Zeri (1976) (in English) Italian paintings in the Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore: Walters Art Gallery, no. 218 , pp. 337 OCLC: 2463997. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Walters Art Museum:  Home page  Info about artwork |
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| current | 22:53, 21 March 2012 | | 1,484 × 1,800 (2.17 MB) | File Upload Bot (Kaldari) (talk | contribs) | == {{int:filedesc}} == {{Walters Art Museum artwork |artist = {{Creator:Francesco Morandini}} |title = ''Saint Helena'' |description = {{en|St. Helena (ca. 247-ca. 327) was the mother of Emperor Constantine the Great (ca. 288-... |
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