Massa Fermana Altarpiece

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Massa Fermana Altarpiece (1468) by Carlo Crivelli

The Massa Fermana Altarpiece is a 1468 tempera and gold on panel by Carlo Crivelli, held in Santi Lorenzo e Silvestro church in the town of Massa Fermana. It is signed "KAROLVS CRIVELLVS VENETVS PINXIT HOC OPVS MCCCCLXVIII". [1] It is his earliest known surviving work and is notable for dating his return to Italy. [2]

The central register is a Madonna and Child flanked by Saints John the Baptist, Lawrence, Sylvester and Francis. Above this are panels of Mary at the Annunciation, the Pietà and Gabriel at the Annunciation, whilst below is a predella showing Christ at Gethsemane, the Crucifixion, the Flagellation and the Resurrection.

History

Amico Ricci (1834) quotes a local traditions that the work was commission by a count of the Azzolini family from Fermo, who were also lords of Massa Fermana.

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References

  1. (in Italian) Pietro Zampetti, Carlo Crivelli, Nardini Editore, Firenze 1986.
  2. "Article on the altarpiece".