Alterpiece of Perussis
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Alterpiece of Perussis |
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$54.00
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Statue: Hand painted resin. 10 inches x 6 inches x 1.5 inches. |
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 Italian renaissance painting was so predominant in the 15th century, that French artists fell into insignificance. Around 1450, Froment and Enguerrand founded the Avignon school, which nevertheless developed a highly individual style, greatly influenced by the direct and at times macabre realism of Flemish primitive painting. The altarpiece of Perussis typifies the Avignon school in its simplicity and colour combination. In a simple symmetrical composition, the curiously empty cross is worshipped against a background vista of Avignon. One of the genuflecting figures is assumed to be the patron himself. The scene is flanked by the family coats of arms, on which static angels hold a banner bearing the Perussis' motto. The primitive positioning of the central angels, with their peacock-plumed wings, on either side of the immediately draws attention. They are painted in an endearing primitivistic style. |
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