03 — ARTWORK
Vault fresco
- MEDIUM
- Fresco
- TYPE
- Religious
PALETTE
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CURRENT LOCATION · Cappella Strozzi
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- 1100 × 926 px · JPEG
COMMENTARY
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The picture shows the frescoWall painting technique in which pigments are applied to wet (fresh) plaster (intonaco). The pigments bind with the drying plaster to form a very durable image. Only a small area can be painted in a day, and these areas, drying to a slightly different tint, can in time be seen. Small amounts of retouching and detail work could be carried out on the dry plaster, a technique known as a secco fresco. in the west vaultA roof or ceiling whose structure is based on the arch. There are a wide range of forms, including the barrel (or tunnel) vault, formed by a continuous semi-circular arch; the groin vault, formed when two barrel vaults intersect; and the rib vault, consistong of a framework of diagonal ribs supporting interlocking arches. The development of the various forms was of great structural and aesthetic importance in the development of church architecture during the Middle Ages. cell. It represents St Thomas Aquinas between the allegories Spes and Fortitudo. The other vault cell contains also St Thomas Aquinas between other allegories, Moderatio and Caritas (south cell), Prudentia and Fides (east cell), Justitia and Temperantia (north cell).
The frescoes on the walls of the Strozzi Chapela small separate place for worship, either part of a large church or a separate building. were executed by Nardo di Cione.
OTHER WORKS BY GIOVANNI DEL BIONDO
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title = {Vault fresco by GIOVANNI DEL BIONDO},
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