AGNOLO
(1503-1572)
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AGNOLO (1503-1572) |
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Pieta
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A typical Mannerist composition, which entwines the figures in an elaborate unity. The scene is immediately after Jesus has died on the cross. his body is taken down by Joseph of Aramithea shown in the back left, and is laid on the lap of the Blessed Mother. The popular name for this composition is "Pieta" or "Pity." To the Virgin's left is St. John, and on her right, Mary Magdalen.
This altarpiece was executed for the Chapel of Eleonora in the Palazzo Vecchio in Florence. The chapel is located on the second floor of the palace and it served as the private chapel of the duchess, Eleonora of Toledo, daughter of the Viceroy of Naples, and wife of Cosimo I de' Medici. The painting occupied the end wall of the small chapel flanked by St John the Baptist and St Cosmas. |
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