Vivarini,
Bartolomeo
Polyptych of St. Ambrose
1503
Panel, 500 x 250 cm
S. Maria Gloriosa dei
Frari, Venice
This great panel is at the
altar of the Chapel of the Milanese. Vivarini had not time to finish it
before his death and the work was concluded by Marco Basaiti. The
altarpiece presents the triumph of St. Ambrose, patron saint of Milan,
carrying
a scourge in his right hand and a crozier in his left. The guards at
his
back hold a sword and cross respectively, representing spiritual and
temporal authority. On St. Ambrose's right stand St. John the
Baptist,
St. Sebastian and St. Louis IX; and on his left St. Gregory the Great,
St
Augustine, and St Jerome. At the foot of the
throne
two angels are playing the lute and the mandola. These are by Basaiti,
as is St. Sebastian.
More of St.
John the Baptist
More of St.
Sebastian
More of St.
Louis the King
More of St.
Gregory
More of St.
Augustine
More of St.
Jerome
More of St.
Ambrose
Source:
Web Gallery of Art