03 — ARTWORK
Portal of the Months (detail)
- MEDIUM
- Marble
- TYPE
- Other
PALETTE
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COMMENTARY
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Baroncelli was commissioned on 28 August 1442 to make the south-west portala doorway. A portal recessed in several steps was frequently used in Romanesque architecture; this meant that the often relatively small entrance was given considerable emphasis on the façade. of the Eremitani. This includes the Labours of the Months, the Annunciationthe term for the event described in the Gospel according to St. Luke, when the Angel Gabriel brings the Virgin Mary the news that she is to bear her son, Jesus Christ. The Annunciation was among the most widespread pictorial subjects of European art during the Middle Ages and the Renaissance., angels, putti and rinceaux carved in low reliefA sculptural work in which all or part projects from the flat surface. There are three basic forms: low relief (bas-relief, basso rilievo), in which figures project less than half their depth from the background; medium relief (mezzo-rilievo), in which figures are seen half round; and high relief (alto rilievo), in which figures are almost detached from their background. and shows the influence of Fra Filippo Lippi, who worked in Padua in 1434.
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author = {Krén, Emil and Marx, Daniel},
title = {Portal of the Months (detail) by BARONCELLI, Niccolò},
organization = {{Web Gallery of Art}},
date = {2026-09-13},
url = {https://beta.wga.hu/artists/baroncelli-niccol-r317d36c542a499/portal-of-the-months-detail-r0d982a4fff2193},
urldate = {2026-09-13},
langid = {english}
}ACCESSED 2026-09-13. REPLACE THE AUTHOR FIELD WITH THE COMMENTARY AUTHOR WHERE ONE IS NAMED.
