Triptych, Monsampietro Morico
The Diocesan Museum of Fermo temporarily houses a triptych painted by Vittore Crivelli in 1496 for the church of San Michele Angelo in Monsampietro Morico, a village in Sant'Elpidio Morico. It is probably one of the last works that the artist created together with his son Giacomo.
In the 17th century, the work was reworked by an artist who created two side compartments, where Saint Lucy and Saint Anthony of Padua were painted, while next to the cornice there were two lunettes depicting the scene of the Annunciation.
A predella was inserted in the lower part, with the inscription: “OPUS VICTORIS CRIDEL(I) VENET(I) / JACOBUS ANTONII DE S(AN)C(T)O ELO / PIDIUTIO ME F(ECIT) F(IERI) 1496 DE M(ESE) MAII / AUCTU(M) QUATUOR IMAGINIBUS / ELEMOSINIS PIORUM / 1659.”
The work is now on display without the later additions and has recently undergone restoration, which has brought it back to life.
In the center is a Madonna adoring the Child, accompanied by two little angels kneeling on the base of the throne. The Virgin is wrapped in a beautiful golden cloak with blue thistle motifs. The right panel depicts Saint Sebastian dressed in a rich knight's costume, holding the palm of martyrdom and an arrow. The opposite panel depicts another martyred saint, Emidio, wearing knight's armor made of silver, to which black pigment was applied and then scratched off to reveal the metal underneath. Unfortunately, various parts are now dark due to oxidation of the metal, while in other parts it has fallen off, leaving the red bolus on which it was applied clearly visible.
The three panels are crowned by a large cymatium depicting Christ emerging from the tomb accompanied by the instruments of his Passion.
Vittore Crivelli
Trittico
Madonna adorante il Bambino, Sant’Elpidio, San Sebastiano
lunetta: Cristo emergente dal sepolcro
Tempera su tavola
Pannello centrale: 98×53 cm
Pannelli laterali: 98×37,5 cm; 98×36,5 cm
Lunetta: 64×147 cm
Chiesa di Sant’Elpidio Morico
Piazza Roma, 1
Monsampietro Morico (FM)
Triptych, Monsampietro Morico
The Diocesan Museum of Fermo temporarily houses a triptych painted by Vittore Crivelli in 1496 for the church of San Michele Angelo in Monsampietro Morico, a village in Sant'Elpidio Morico. It is probably one of the last works that the artist created together with his son Giacomo.
In the 17th century, the work was reworked by an artist who created two side compartments, where Saint Lucy and Saint Anthony of Padua were painted, while next to the cornice there were two lunettes depicting the scene of the Annunciation.
A predella was inserted in the lower part, with the inscription: “OPUS VICTORIS CRIDEL(I) VENET(I) / JACOBUS ANTONII DE S(AN)C(T)O ELO / PIDIUTIO ME F(ECIT) F(IERI) 1496 DE M(ESE) MAII / AUCTU(M) QUATUOR IMAGINIBUS / ELEMOSINIS PIORUM / 1659.”
The work is now on display without the later additions and has recently undergone restoration, which has brought it back to life.
In the center is a Madonna adoring the Child, accompanied by two little angels kneeling on the base of the throne. The Virgin is wrapped in a beautiful golden cloak with blue thistle motifs. The right panel depicts Saint Sebastian dressed in a rich knight's costume, holding the palm of martyrdom and an arrow. The opposite panel depicts another martyred saint, Emidio, wearing knight's armor made of silver, to which black pigment was applied and then scratched off to reveal the metal underneath. Unfortunately, various parts are now dark due to oxidation of the metal, while in other parts it has fallen off, leaving the red bolus on which it was applied clearly visible.
The three panels are crowned by a large cymatium depicting Christ emerging from the tomb accompanied by the instruments of his Passion.
