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Altarpiece by Giovanni Bellini
The
Saint Vincent Ferrer Altarpiece
is a tempera-on-panel painting by
Giovanni Bellini
(possibly with some collaboration by another artist on the scenes of Ferrer's miracles on the
predella
, perhaps Lauro Padovano), dating to 1464?1470 and still in on the altar dedicated to Saint
Vincent Ferrer
at
Santi Giovanni e Paolo, Venice
, for which it was originally commissioned. Ferrer was a Spanish
Dominican
who had only been canonised in 1455 and his order was continuing to promote his cult.
The altar was finished in 1464 according to a receipt issued by one Olricus de Argentina to the then prior Giovanni da Merano regarding the
fabrica Sancti Vincentii
.
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The altarpiece was mentioned as a work of Bellini in 1581 by
Francesco Sansovino
and some argue that he may have produced its many canvases in stages, given their stylistic differences. From left to right the central register shows
Saint Christopher
, Saint Vincent Ferrer and
Saint Sebastian
. The upper register shows a
Pieta
flanked by an
Annunciation
scene, with the archangel
Gabriel
to the left and the
Virgin Mary
to the right. Above the Pieta there was originally a
lunette
showing God the Father, to which Mary directed her gaze; this was recorded in 1664 by Boschini but later lost.
In 1994, the altarpiece underwent conservation funded by the non-profit organization
Save Venice Inc.
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- Olivari, Mariolina (2007), "Giovanni Bellini",
Pittori del Rinascimento
, by AA.VV., Florence: Scala,
ISBN
888117099X
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