03 — ARTWORK
Tabernacle
DUQUESNOY, Jérôme, the Elder · 1604 →
- MEDIUM
- Marble
- TYPE
- Religious
PALETTE
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COMMENTARY
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This tabernaclea small canopied recess or container in which the Eucharist or a holy relic is kept. is a composite assembly of allegorical figures and sculptural reliefs, together with ornament of grotesques and motifs from classicalRelating to the culture of ancient Greece and Rome (classical Antiquity). The classical world played a profoundly important role in the Renaissance, with Italian scholars, writers, and artists seeing their own period as the rebirth (the "renaissance") of classical values after the Middle Ages. The classical world was considered the golden age for the arts, literature, philosophy, and politics. Concepts of the classical, however, changed greatly from one period to the next. Roman literature provided the starting point in the 14th century, scholars patiently finding, editing and translating a wide range of texts. In the 15th century Greek literature, philosophy and art - together with the close study of the remains of Roman buildings and sculptures-expanded the concept of the classical and ensured it remained a vital source of ideas and inspiration. architecture, grouped into an eclectic and flímboyant ensembleA combining of several media grouped together to form a composite art work. Chapels were among the most notable Renaissance ensembles, sometimes combining panel painting, fresco, sculpture, and architecture..
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author = {Krén, Emil and Marx, Daniel},
title = {Tabernacle by DUQUESNOY, Jérôme, the Elder},
organization = {{Web Gallery of Art}},
date = {2026-09-09},
url = {https://beta.wga.hu/artists/duquesnoy-jrme-the-elder-r5e500cac80b1cd/tabernacle-rcfa3f73e15d024},
urldate = {2026-09-09},
langid = {english}
}ACCESSED 2026-09-09. REPLACE THE AUTHOR FIELD WITH THE COMMENTARY AUTHOR WHERE ONE IS NAMED.
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