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Its theme, derived from the popular 13th century book on the lives of saints by Jacobus de Voragine, the Golden Legend, is the triumph of the True Cross – the legend of the wood from the Garden of Eden becoming the Cross on which Jesus Christ was crucified. This work demonstrates Piero's advanced knowledge of perspective and colour, his geometric orderliness and skill in pictorial construction.
Detail of The Death of Adam after and before restoration
Dating of the frescoes is uncertain, but they are believed to date from after 1447, when the Bacci family, commissioners of the frescoes, are recorded as having paid an unknown painter. It would have been finished around 1466. Most of the choir was painted in the early- to mid-1450s. Although the design of the frescoes is evidently Piero's, he seems to have delegated small parts of the painting to assistants, as was usual. The hand of Giovanni di Piamonte, in particular, can be recognised in some of the frescoes.
An exhaustive restoration began in 1991 and was completed in 2000.
Episodesedit
Center, from the top:
Death of Adam
Adoration of the Holy Wood and the Meeting of Solomon and the Queen of Sheba
Battle between Constantine and Maxentius
Left side, from the top:
Burial of the Wood
Constantine's Dream
Center, from the top:
Exaltation of the Cross
Discovery and Proof of the True Cross
Battle between Heraclius and Chosroes
Right side, from the top:
Torture of the Jew
Annunciation
The main episodes depicted are:
Death of Adam (390 x 747 cm). According to the legend, the tree from which the cross was made was planted, at the urging of angels, at the burial of Adam by his son, using a branch or a seed from the apple tree of the garden of Eden.
The Queen of Sheba in Adoration of the Wood and The Meeting of Solomon and the Queen of Sheba (336 x 747 cm). According to the legend, the Queen of Sheba worshiped the beams made from the tree, and informed Solomon that the Saviour would hang from that tree, and thus dismember the realm of the Jews. This caused Solomon to hew it down and bury it, until it was found by the Romans.
Exaltation of the Cross (390 x 747 cm).
Constantine's Dream (329 x 190 cm) Emperor Constantine the Great, before the battle of Milvian Bridge, is awakened by an angel who shows him the cross in heaven. With the cross on his shield, he slew the enemy, and later converted to Christianity.
Discovery and Proof of the True Cross (356 x 747 cm). Helena, Constantine's mother, finds the cross in Jerusalem. It was not easy to get information and "when the queen had called them and demanded them the place where our Lord Jesus Christ had been crucified, they would never tell... her. Then commanded she to burn them all" or cast them into a dry pit for seven days and there torment them with hunger. The Jew is shown in one fresco being pulled from the pit by a rope, whereupon he confessed that Jesus was his lord and where the cross was located. The proof of the cross was that it was used to resurrect a dead man.
Piero diverged from his source material in a few important respects, including the story of King Solomon's meeting with the Queen of Sheba in a chronologically inaccurate place and giving greater emphasis to the two battles in which Christianity triumphs over paganism.
The cycle ends with a depiction of the Annunciation, not strictly part of the Legend of the True Cross but probably included by Piero for its universal meaning.
Bibliographyedit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Frescos by Piero della Francesca in San Francesco (Arezzo).
Belton, Robert, and Kersten, Bernd (2010). "Vision and Visions in Piero della Francesca’s Legend of the True Cross, excerpt in Glimpse Journal Blog
Cole, Bruce (1991). Piero della Francesca: Tradition and Innovation in Renaissance Art, pp. 84-117, HarperCollins Publishers.
The Elene of Cynewulf. Yale Studies in English. Vol. XXI (1904). Translated into English prose by Lucius Hudson Holt.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link) In Project Gutenberg.
Lavin, Marilyn Aronberg (1994). Piero della Francesca: San Francesco, Arezzo, New York: George Braziller.
Maetzke, Anna Maria, ed. (2000), Piero della Francesca: The Legend of the True Cross in the Church of San Francesco in Arezzo, with Giovanna Melandri, Stefano Casciu, and Carla Corsi. Skira. ISBN88-8118-829-5.
Maetzke, Anna Maria; Bertelli, Carlo, eds. (2001), Piero della Francesca: The Legend of the True Cross in the Church of San Francesco in Arezzo, texts by Marilyn Aronberg Lavin et al. Skira. ISBN978-8884910233.
Turner, Jane Shoaf, ed. (2002). The Dictionary of Art, Grove
External linksedit
All images in series and interactive model Institute for Advanced Studies web site.
The Legend of the True Cross fresco cycle on YouTube (in Italian): here and here.
Legend of the True Cross fresco cycle at art-threads.
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an interlanguage link to the source of your translation A model attribution edit summary is Content in this edit is translated from the existing French Wikipedia article at fr La Legende de la Vraie Croix see its history for attribution You may also add the template Translated fr La Legende de la Vraie Croix to the talk page For more guidance see Wikipedia Translation The Legend of the True Cross or The History of the True Cross is a sequence of frescoes painted by Piero della Francesca in the Basilica of San Francesco in Arezzo It is his largest work and generally considered one of his finest and an early Renaissance masterpiece The Legend of the True CrossArtistPiero della FrancescaYearc 1452 1466TypeFrescoLocationBasilica of San Francesco Arezzo Its theme derived from the popular 13th century book on the lives of saints by Jacobus de Voragine the Golden Legend is the triumph of the True Cross the legend of the wood from the Garden of Eden becoming the Cross on which Jesus Christ was crucified This work demonstrates Piero s advanced knowledge of perspective and colour his geometric orderliness and skill in pictorial construction Contents 1 History 2 Episodes 3 Bibliography 4 External linksHistory edit nbsp Detail of The Death of Adam after and before restoration Dating of the frescoes is uncertain but they are believed to date from after 1447 when the Bacci family commissioners of the frescoes are recorded as having paid an unknown painter It would have been finished around 1466 Most of the choir was painted in the early to mid 1450s Although the design of the frescoes is evidently Piero s he seems to have delegated small parts of the painting to assistants as was usual The hand of Giovanni di Piamonte in particular can be recognised in some of the frescoes An exhaustive restoration began in 1991 and was completed in 2000 Episodes edit nbsp Center from the top Death of Adam Adoration of the Holy Wood and the Meeting of Solomon and the Queen of Sheba Battle between Constantine and Maxentius Left side from the top Burial of the Wood Constantine s Dream nbsp Center from the top Exaltation of the Cross Discovery and Proof of the True Cross Battle between Heraclius and Chosroes Right side from the top Torture of the Jew Annunciation The main episodes depicted are Death of Adam 390 x 747 cm According to the legend the tree from which the cross was made was planted at the urging of angels at the burial of Adam by his son using a branch or a seed from the apple tree of the garden of Eden The Queen of Sheba in Adoration of the Wood and The Meeting of Solomon and the Queen of Sheba 336 x 747 cm According to the legend the Queen of Sheba worshiped the beams made from the tree and informed Solomon that the Saviour would hang from that tree and thus dismember the realm of the Jews This caused Solomon to hew it down and bury it until it was found by the Romans Exaltation of the Cross 390 x 747 cm Constantine s Dream 329 x 190 cm Emperor Constantine the Great before the battle of Milvian Bridge is awakened by an angel who shows him the cross in heaven With the cross on his shield he slew the enemy and later converted to Christianity Discovery and Proof of the True Cross 356 x 747 cm Helena Constantine s mother finds the cross in Jerusalem It was not easy to get information and when the queen had called them and demanded them the place where our Lord Jesus Christ had been crucified they would never tell her Then commanded she to burn them all or cast them into a dry pit for seven days and there torment them with hunger The Jew is shown in one fresco being pulled from the pit by a rope whereupon he confessed that Jesus was his lord and where the cross was located The proof of the cross was that it was used to resurrect a dead man nbsp Detail of Battle between Heraclius and Khosrau Battle between Heraclius and Khosrau 329 x 747 cm The cross played a role in battles during the war between the Eastern Roman Empire and the Sassanid Empire early 7th century Piero diverged from his source material in a few important respects including the story of King Solomon s meeting with the Queen of Sheba in a chronologically inaccurate place and giving greater emphasis to the two battles in which Christianity triumphs over paganism The cycle ends with a depiction of the Annunciation not strictly part of the Legend of the True Cross but probably included by Piero for its universal meaning Bibliography edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Frescos by Piero della Francesca in San Francesco Arezzo Belton Robert and Kersten Bernd 2010 Vision and Visions in Piero della Francesca s Legend of the True Cross excerpt in Glimpse Journal Blog Cole Bruce 1991 Piero della Francesca Tradition and Innovation in Renaissance Art pp 84 117 HarperCollins Publishers The Elene of Cynewulf Yale Studies in English Vol XXI 1904 Translated into English prose by Lucius Hudson Holt a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a CS1 maint others link In Project Gutenberg Lavin Marilyn Aronberg 1994 Piero della Francesca San Francesco Arezzo New York George Braziller Maetzke Anna Maria ed 2000 Piero della Francesca The Legend of the True Cross in the Church of San Francesco in Arezzo with Giovanna Melandri Stefano Casciu and Carla Corsi Skira ISBN 88 8118 829 5 Maetzke Anna Maria Bertelli Carlo eds 2001 Piero della Francesca The Legend of the True Cross in the Church of San Francesco in Arezzo texts by Marilyn Aronberg Lavin et al Skira ISBN 978 8884910233 Turner Jane Shoaf ed 2002 The Dictionary of Art GroveExternal links editAll images in series and interactive model Institute for Advanced Studies web site The Legend of the True Cross fresco cycle on YouTube in Italian here and here Legend of the True Cross fresco cycle at art threads Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Legend of the True Cross amp oldid 1221803432, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
