{"product_id":"san-giovanni-evangelista-della-cappella-capponi","title":"Saint John the Evangelist (Capponi Chapel)","description":"\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe artwork\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOf the four Evangelists in the roundels of the Capponi Chapel, this is the only one that scholars attribute to Pontormo with certainty; the others have been attributed, wholly or in part, to the young Bronzino.\u003c\/strong\u003e It comes printed on handmade Amalfi paper, in a handmade frame.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJohn the Evangelist in a tondo, with the figure seeming to step out of the frame.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA tondo looks good above a chest of drawers, in an entrance hall, in a bedroom.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA gift for anyone who loves Florence and its lesser-known masterpieces.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePontormo decorated the Capponi Chapel, in the church of Santa Felicita in Florence, between 1525 and 1528: the great Deposition above the altar, the Annunciation on the wall and, up high, the four roundels with the Evangelists.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe roundels are painted in oil on panel and measure about seventy centimetres across. The figures seem to lean out beyond the edge, reaching towards those who look up at them from below. They were restored with the support of Friends of Florence, before the work on the whole chapel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThey had already left the church in 2010, for the Bronzino exhibition at Palazzo Strozzi. Now they are in Rome, at the Scuderie del Quirinale, mounted in a semicircle in a reconstruction of the chapel, beside the Deposition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAbove a chest of drawers or in an entrance hall, the round shape brings movement to the wall. It is the gift for anyone who loves Florence and the details that can barely be seen from below.\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: 29 x 42 cm (11.4 x 16.5 in)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFramed size\u003c\/strong\u003e: 31 x 44 cm (12.2 x 17.3 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":55637220262229,"sku":"2G16Z8480C0WC","price":190.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0768\/3411\/1829\/files\/san-giovanni-evangelista-della-cappella-capponi-principale.jpg?v=1793711230","url":"https:\/\/trizioeditore.it\/en\/products\/san-giovanni-evangelista-della-cappella-capponi","provider":"Trizio Editore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}