Giorgio Vasari’s Tondo for the Madonna of the Rosary: Angels With Roses, Emblems of Love

In 1569, Giorgio Vasari (1511-1574) completed painting an altarpiece of the Madonna of the Rosary and a Tondo of angels dispersing roses. The commission was for the private chapel of the Capponi family in the church of Santa Maria Novella in Florence. In his Ricordanze (Book of Records), Vasari expl...

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Published in:Cultural and religious studies
Main Author: Cheney, Liana De Girolami (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: David Publishing Company 2023
In: Cultural and religious studies
Further subjects:B Madonna of the Rosary
B cross and rose symbolism
B Giorgio Vasari
B Santa Maria Novella
B Tondo
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Summary:In 1569, Giorgio Vasari (1511-1574) completed painting an altarpiece of the Madonna of the Rosary and a Tondo of angels dispersing roses. The commission was for the private chapel of the Capponi family in the church of Santa Maria Novella in Florence. In his Ricordanze (Book of Records), Vasari explained the commission as well as documenting the assistance of his favorite Florentine pupil, Jacopo Zucchi (1541-1590), in the completion of the commission. This essay focusses on Vasari’s design, location, and meaning of the Tondo and its emblematic symbolism of love through the rose motif.
ISSN:2328-2177
Contains:Enthalten in: Cultural and religious studies
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.17265/2328-2177/2023.02.001