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Biccherna, Wisdom emanating from God - Sano di Pietro
Art reproduction - Copy of the original work
Original: Archivio di Stato, Siena
Author: Sano di Pietro, 1471
Measures: 40x31cm -Table of poplar
Technique: Tempera and gold on a wooden panel
Notes: Art reproduction, medieval painting reproduction Copy of the painting by Sano di Pietro.
This table comes from the Accademia delle Belle Arti di Siena (Academy of Fine Arts of Siena). It represents god the Father sitting in his throne on the right, wearing a green robe and covered by a broad red cloak. There’s a starry and intense blue sky in the background. His figure is illuminated by light rays and wings of angels. The drapery is accomplished with mastery and the folds fall back softly. Light creates changing effects on his chest, where the golden strokes of his attire contribute to the embellishment of the whole composition. The head of the Eternal is framed by a great halo, the gold applications seem almost hammered or etched in. The figure addresses the left of the observer, where La Sapienza (Wisdom) emanates from something similar to a shining sphere. The image is light and vibrant, fluctuating in the air over a distant landscape, with the sweet Tuscan hills spaced out by small trees and shades of green that become lighter. The blue tones in the sky become more intense in the upper area. The figure comes out of the sphere with its soft pink attire still enveloping it. The head is turned towards God the Father who, as usual, is pointed at with the right hand index finger. With the left hand, La Sapienza holds the scroll with her name on it. This framed composition reminds us of the tables produced as autonomous pictures after 1460. Underneath it, we can find the coats of arms of some Sienese families and notaries. Below these coats of arms, there is an inscription, divided into two sections by a central pink band and decorated with the coats of arms of notaries Cecchini and Torelli. There is an interesting comment by Morandi, who states that “in the present composition, there was a desire to represent the virtues of Christian wisdom in terms of judging human acts righteously, comprising those pertaining to the ars gubernandi (art of governing), by making observance of the Divine Will.”
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