The Heavenly Host: Angel Pietàs of the Italian Renaissance

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CUREJ - College Undergraduate Research Electronic Journal
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angel
pietà
italian
renaissance
art
iconography
andrea del sarto
rosso
fiorentino
pontormo
michael
cole
michael w cole
art history
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The Angel Pietà or Pietà with Angels was a common iconographical type in Renaissance Italy. However, much of its tradition and meaning still have not been adequately investigated. This paper serves to describe the history and iconography of the Angel Pietà and present three new interpretations of the enigmatic Angel Pietàs of three artists: Andrea del Sarto, Rosso Fiorentino, and Jacopo da Pontormo. The paper elucidates a Virgin as Priest motif in Andrea's painting, a relationship to the Holy Week rite of the Tenebrae in Rosso's painting, and a connection to relief and an emphasis on the viewer in Pontormo's painting.

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Michael
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2006-08-06
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