Polyptych, Sant'Agostino in Torre di Palme
Today, on the main altar of the church of Sant'Agostino in Torre di Palme, there is a beautiful polyptych by Vittore Crivelli. It was first included in Carlo Crivelli's list and then passed on to Vittore only in 1900 thanks to Gordon M'Neil Rushforth. Subsequently, it was considered one of the artist's best works.
In the center is a beautiful Madonna and Child Enthroned, accompanied on either side by two large golden candelabra, while above is a projecting tabernacle composed in the center of a standing Christ showing his wounds with two angels on either side.
In the lower register, the saints are depicted standing. Starting from the left, we have: St. John the Baptist wearing pilgrim's clothes and holding a processional cross; St. Peter dressed in a rich cope and mitre, carrying the keys to Paradise, a book and a crosier; St. Paul shown holding an open book and leaning on his sword; and finally St. Augustine wearing bishop's robes and holding a model of the church.
The polyptych consists of an upper register where the figures are represented in half-length portraits: Saint Sebastian with his body martyred by numerous arrows; Saint Jerome in his typical red robe and holding a model of the church; Saint Nicholas of Tolentino holding a book and a sun made entirely of gold; Saint Catherine of Alexandria, dressed in rich garments, gently places her hand on the cogwheel.
Supporting the entire work is a predella composed of a group of apostles with Christ blessing them in the center, but unfortunately the first five saints from the left are missing.
In Sandra Di Provvido's monograph, the work is shown intact, but the theft on the night of February 11, 1972, is mentioned, when only the Madonna and Child Enthroned and the two panels depicting St. John the Baptist and St. Peter remained in the church. Subsequently, on March 13, almost all the panels were recovered except for the four panels of the predella.
Vittore Crivelli
Polittico
Tempera su tavola, 252×236 cm
Ordine inferiore
Madonna col Bambino, Giovanni Battista, S. Pietro, S. Paolo, S. Agostino
Ordine superiore
Cristo risorto fra due angeli, S. Sebastiano, S. Gerolamo, S. Nicola da Tolentino, S. Caterina d’Alessandria
Predella
Cristo tra i dodici Apostoli
Chiesa di Sant’Agostino
Via Piave
Fermo (FM) – Loc. Torre di Palme
Polyptych, Sant'Agostino in Torre di Palme
Today, on the main altar of the church of Sant'Agostino in Torre di Palme, there is a beautiful polyptych by Vittore Crivelli. It was first included in Carlo Crivelli's list and then passed on to Vittore only in 1900 thanks to Gordon M'Neil Rushforth. Subsequently, it was considered one of the artist's best works.
In the center is a beautiful Madonna and Child Enthroned, accompanied on either side by two large golden candelabra, while above is a projecting tabernacle composed in the center of a standing Christ showing his wounds with two angels on either side.
In the lower register, the saints are depicted standing. Starting from the left, we have: St. John the Baptist wearing pilgrim's clothes and holding a processional cross; St. Peter dressed in a rich cope and mitre, carrying the keys to Paradise, a book and a crosier; St. Paul shown holding an open book and leaning on his sword; and finally St. Augustine wearing bishop's robes and holding a model of the church.
The polyptych consists of an upper register where the figures are represented in half-length portraits: Saint Sebastian with his body martyred by numerous arrows; Saint Jerome in his typical red robe and holding a model of the church; Saint Nicholas of Tolentino holding a book and a sun made entirely of gold; Saint Catherine of Alexandria, dressed in rich garments, gently places her hand on the cogwheel.
Supporting the entire work is a predella composed of a group of apostles with Christ blessing them in the center, but unfortunately the first five saints from the left are missing.
In Sandra Di Provvido's monograph, the work is shown intact, but the theft on the night of February 11, 1972, is mentioned, when only the Madonna and Child Enthroned and the two panels depicting St. John the Baptist and St. Peter remained in the church. Subsequently, on March 13, almost all the panels were recovered except for the four panels of the predella.
