Un'Ancona di Bartolomeo di Tommaso e Domenico di Paolo per San Francesco ad Ascoli (1429)

• Autores: Francesca Coltrinari
• Localización: Paragone. Parte arte, ISSN 1120-4737, Nº 92-93, 2010, págs. 58-85
• Idioma: italiano
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• Resumen

  • A notarial deed of 1429 informs us of an altarpiece, now lost, painted in Recanati by Bartolomeo di Tommaso da Foligno and Domenico di Paolo da Recanati, and sent to the church of San Francesco in Ascoli using a sea route; the work had already been begun by another artist, "maestro Piero", most likely Pietro di Domenico da Montepulciano. The summary description given in the document suggests a hagiographical painting of unusually complex structure and iconography, parts of which may exist in Italian and foreign museums. A look at the broader context of how the commission came about -especially with the benefit of documents, though almos entirely lacking surviving works - reveals a wealth of art-historical information, notably the commission to Olivuccio di Ciccarello of Camerino (in the same year, 1429) of a painted altarpiece with the Adoration of the Magi for the altar of Filippo Maria Visconti, Duque of Milan, in the church of Santa Maria in Loreto. This was significant not only for the individuals involved -Carlo Malatesta, Lord of Cesena, and the Duke's Milanese agents- but also for the magnificence of the painting itself, gleaming with gold and pastiglia reliefs.