Episode 190 - Pontormo's "Capponi Altarpiece" - Part I
Rebuilding The Renaissance
English - September 07, 2022 10:30 - 26 minutes - 24.7 MB - ★★★★★ - 202 ratingsArts History florence milan painting renaissance rome architecture art history italy sculpture Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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In 1525, Jacopo Pontormo, one of the greatest Mannerist painters of Florence, was commissioned to decorate the family chapel of Ludovico Capponi in the church of Santa Felicità. While the altarpiece is the chapel's most celebrated work, Pontormo also decorated its dome, pendentives and window wall with beautiful paintings. This episode examines the history of the chapel and reconstructs its original decorative scheme.