{"product_id":"pala-di-santanna","title":"Saint Anne Altarpiece","description":"\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe artwork\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAt the foot of the throne, in a small roundel, a procession of trumpeters and fifers marches past, recalling the expulsion of the Duke of Athens from Florence on 26 July, Saint Anne's day.\u003c\/strong\u003e It comes printed on handmade Amalfi paper, in a handmade frame.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Madonna with the Child and Saint Anne behind her, among four saints.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAn altarpiece rich in figures that gives presence to a living-room wall.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA gift for anyone who loves Florence and its stories.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePontormo painted it between 1527 and 1529 for the church of the Benedictine convent of Sant'Anna in Verzaia, in Florence. Around the Madonna he placed Saint Sebastian, Saint Peter, Saint Benedict and the Good Thief, the repentant thief crucified beside Christ.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Duke of Athens had been driven out in 1343, almost two centuries earlier, and the procession in the roundel carried its memory into the church dedicated to the saint of that day.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1811 the panel was requisitioned under Napoleon, in 1814 it entered the Louvre and it never returned to Italy. Today it hangs in the museum's Grande Galerie, and in 2012 the Louvre showed it in the exhibition devoted to Leonardo's Saint Anne.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn an entrance hall or a room with a high ceiling, its tall, slender shape finds the right place. You can give it to a grandmother, or to an Anne on 26 July, her name day.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUnique quality material\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrint on handmade Amalfi paper\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSheet size\u003c\/strong\u003e: 40 x 60 cm (15.7 x 23.6 in)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFramed size\u003c\/strong\u003e: 42 x 62 cm (16.5 x 24.4 in)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial\u003c\/strong\u003e: artwork printed on very fine handmade Amalfi paper with deckled edges\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrame\u003c\/strong\u003e: dark brown with a gold fillet, handmade, with glass\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Trizio Editore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55637536735573,"sku":"XU8CKE4FCNQS1","price":240.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0768\/3411\/1829\/files\/pala-di-santanna-principale.jpg?v=1793713670","url":"https:\/\/trizioeditore.it\/en\/products\/saint-anne-altarpiece-pontormo-print","provider":"Trizio Editore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}