COLLECTION NAME:
Archivision Base to Module 9
Record
Preferred Title:
Life of Saint Andrew and Martyrdom of Saint Andrew
Alternate Title:
Sant'Andrea della Valle; Choir and Apse Decoration
Image View:
View of the central wall fresco (by Mattia Preti), depicting upper left corner
Creator:
Alessandro Algardi (Italian stuccoist, 1598-1654); Domenichino (Italian painter, 1581-1641); Mattia Preti (Italian painter, 1613-1699)
Location:
site: Sant'Andrea della Valle (Rome, Lazio, Italy)
Location Note:
Rome, Lazio
Date:
1624-1651 (inclusive)
Cultural Context:
Italian
Style Period:
Baroque
Work Type 1:
relief (sculpture)
Work Type 2:
fresco (painting)
Classification:
painting
Material:
fresco
Technique:
carving (processes); fresco painting (technique)
Relation Work:
part of Sant'Andrea della Valle
Subjects:
death or burial; New Testament; saints; fresco
Description:
In 1650 Preti won from Cardinal Francesco Peretti-Montalto the prestigious commission to fresco three scenes from the Martyrdom of St Andrew in the apse of S Andrea della Valle, Rome (completed 1651; in situ), a church already celebrated for Lanfranco's Baroque fresco in the dome (1625-1628) and Domenichino's pendentives and scenes from the Life of St Andrew on the vault of the choir (1624-1648). Preti's Theatine patrons expressed complete satisfaction with his work, but his compromise between classicist and realist Baroque styles was generally considered to be inferior to the renowned masterpieces of Lanfranco and Domenichino. [Stucco decoration is by Allessandro Algardi]. (Source: Grove Art Online; http://www.groveart.com/)
Collection:
Archivision Addition Module One
Identifier:
1A2-I-R-SAV-5-B3
Rights:
© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
Life of Saint Andrew and Martyrdom of Saint Andrew
