Fresco representing a monk who is telling St. Benedict how Florenzo died under the debris of his own house destroyed by the devils. Episode from the cycle of the Stories of St. Benedict preserved in the Abbey of Monte Oliveto Maggiore in the environs of Siena. On the right of St. Benedict is the self-portrait of the painter disguised as the king of France.
Type:
Immagine fissa; Oggetto fisico
Category:
Photographs
Author:
Subject:
Landscape
Clergy
Of Verbal Rapport
Concept or Subject Expressed
Architecture
Housing
Landscape with Ruins
Allegory, Abstract concept and Symbol
Bible-New Testament
Scene
Figure
House
Monk
Religious
Death
Person
Male
Demon
Saint
Clothing
Habit
Christian Religion
Fashion and Clothing
Structure
Society and Politics
Material and technique:
N Silver salt gelatin; Glass plate
Date of creation:
1915-1920 ca.
Temporal coverage:
High Renaissance;;Renaissance;;Renaissance-Baroque styles and periods;;Europe;;First and Second Millennium A.D.
Previews
Relations
Is referenced by: see the resource on external website
References: Florenzo punished by God. Abbey of Monte Oliveto Maggiore, Siena
Provider
Archivio storico Alinari / Fotografie Alinari
Identifier: BGA-F-015190-0000
Rights
Rights: Alinari Archives-Brogi Archive, Florence
