03 — ARTWORK
Silver Altar of St James
ANDREA DI JACOPO D'OGNABENE · 1314 →
- MEDIUM
- Silver
- TYPE
- Religious
PALETTE
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- FILE
- 920 × 1200 px · JPEG
COMMENTARY
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The most interesting sculptural works undertaken during the last decades of the fourteenth century in Tuscany fall in the realm of metalwork and not of sculpture. These are the two silver altars for the cathedrals of Pistoia and Florence.
The Pistoia altar was ordered in 1287, was extended by Andrea di Jacopo d'Ognabene after 1316, and was amplified by the addition of side pieces between 1361 and 1367; it was again enlarged after 1381, and the upper part was added in 1394-96.
The picture shows the frontal with stories of Christ and St James.
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author = {Krén, Emil and Marx, Daniel},
title = {Silver Altar of St James by ANDREA DI JACOPO D'OGNABENE},
organization = {{Web Gallery of Art}},
date = {2026-09-13},
url = {https://beta.wga.hu/artists/andrea-di-jacopo-dognabene-rec9f44084adac4/silver-altar-of-st-james-r5e415e612efed9},
urldate = {2026-09-13},
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}ACCESSED 2026-09-13. REPLACE THE AUTHOR FIELD WITH THE COMMENTARY AUTHOR WHERE ONE IS NAMED.
