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How Fra Angelico and Signorelli saw the end of the world

by Creighton E. Gilbert, Luca Signorelli

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"How Fra Angelico and Signorelli Saw the End of the World examines every element in the Cappella Nuova's architecture and complex decoration, which not only represents the coming of the Antichrist, the end of the world, and the Last Judgment but also, on a high dado, features portraits of Dante and other poets, scenes from their texts, and sinuous grotesque ornament. Although Dante's likeness has long been recognized, Creighton Gilbert is the first scholar to establish that his great epic, The Divine Comedy, exerted a profound influence on the Chapel's iconographic program."--BOOK JACKET.

Renaissance Mural painting and decorationCriticism and interpretationCappella della Madonna di San Brizio (Duomo di Orvieto)Judgment Day in artSignorelli, luca, 1441-1523Angelico, fra, approximately 1400-1455Mural painting and decorationOrvieto