medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
On 07/01/13, Genevra Kornbluth wrote:
> On 7/1/2013 1:52 AM, John Dillon wrote:
> >Some have supposed that they do dance...
> You've made me curious, John. The only visual images with dancing angels that come immediately to mind are late, e.g. Botticelli's Mystic Nativity <http://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/paintings/sandro-botticelli-mystic-nativity> . Anyone know earlier ones?
> Genevra
Laura Jacobus has already cited an early Trecento example by Giotto in the Arena Chapel in Padova:
http://www.wga.hu/art/g/giotto/padova/2virgin/mary07.jpg
Here are a couple of Quattrocento examples:
1) Beato Angelico, detail of _Last Judgment_ (1420s or early 1430s), Florence, Museo Nazionale di San Marco (angels dancing with saints in Paradise):
http://www.backtoclassics.com/images/pics/fraangelico/fraangelico_lastjudgementdetail1.jpg
2) Antonio Rossellino (attrib.), _Nativity_ (later 1460s or 1470s), altar relief, Piccolomini chapel, Sant'Anna dei Lombardi, Naples:
http://fe.fondazionezeri.unibo.it/foto/160000/144800/144792.jpg
Best,
John Dillon
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