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Annunciation with St. Margaret and St. Ansanus
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Annunciation with St. Margaret and St. Ansanus
Is This Art?
the expression or application of human creative skill and imagination, typically in a visual form such as painting or sculpture, producing works to be appreciated primarily for their beauty or emotional power.
WOK's and AOK's
The Form:
Language
Imagination
The arts
History
Religious knowledge systems
-The work was painted on wood;
-Considered to be Italian Gothic art.
-It is a wooden triptych painted in tempera and gold, with a central panel
-was originally painted for a side altar in the Siena Cathedral.
YES.
The Audience
The Meaning
Worshiping of the saints
Saint Ansanus
Saint Margaret
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(1247 – February 22, 1297) was an Italian penitent of the Third Order of St. Francis
The Baptizer or The Apostle of Siena, is the patron saint of Siena, a scion of the Anician family of Rome.
Intention
The artists' use of expensive lacquer, extensive gold leafing and the difficult to obtain lapis lazuli in the painting demonstrates the communal prestige of the commission.
The Artists
Simone Martini and Lippo Memmi
Simone Martini
Lippo Memmi
Simone Martini ( c. 1284 – 1344) was an Italian painter born in Siena.
Lippo Memmi (c. 1291 – 1356) was an Italian painter from Siena.
305 cm × 265 cm (120 in × 104 in)
Image by Tom Mooring