The Barbarigo Altarpiece or Enthroned Madonna and Child with Angel Musicians and Saint Mark , Saint Augustine and Doge Agostino Barbarigo is a 1488 (dated on the throne) oil painting on canvas by Giovanni Bellini , now in the church of San Pietro Martire in Murano .
11-477: Its commission is unusually well-documented for a work by Bellini. Uniquely Agostino Barbarigo had taken over from his brother Marco Barbarigo as doge . Marco and Agostino were not on good terms and Agostino was even suspected of killing his brother. To quell these rumours, Agostino began commissioning works promoting himself as the heir to and loyal supporter of his brother's work. These included St Mark's Clocktower (Torre dell'Orologio) from Mauro Codussi , and at
22-566: A "large panel", as his ex-voto for the Doge's Palace . In Venice it became the custom in the Renaissance for the higher officials, beginning with the Doge , to commission (at their personal expense) an ex-voto painting in the form of a portrait of themselves with religious figures, usually the Virgin or saints, in thanks for achieving their office. For lower officials only their coat of arms might represent
33-405: A violent dispute between nobles caused by his brother Agostino. He was succeeded as Doge by Agostino Barbarigo , who was Procurator while Marco was Doge, from 1486 until 1501. His dogaressa was Lucia Ruzzini (d. 1496), described as a hypochondriac but talented beauty . His father was Francesco Barbarigo and his brother was Agostino Barbarigo . He and his brother are the namesakes of
44-594: The Ca' d'Oro in Venice; they were formerly on the altar , serving as a double tomb for the Barbarigo family, which once stood in the church of Santa Maria della Carità, which now houses part of the Gallerie dell'Accademia . The tombs were dismantled in 1808, but other pieces survive, including a kneeling effigy of Doge Agostino Barbarigo in marble and a relief in limestone depicting
55-576: The Doge's Palace , the monumental steps (Scala dei Giganti) from the brothers Marco and Pietro Lombardo , and a new wing reaching towards the Rio. He also privately commissioned a majestic funeral monument for Marco and himself in Santa Maria della Carità [ it ] and commissioned Bellini twice, first to produce the official portrait of Marco for the Sala del Maggior Consiglio (1486–87) and then to produce
66-709: The Master of the Barbarigo Reliefs , who was responsible for the creation of their tomb. Master of the Barbarigo Reliefs The Master of the Barbarigo Reliefs was an Italian sculptor active around Venice between about 1486 and about 1515. His name is derived from a set of reliefs in bronze , depicting the Coronation and Assumption of the Virgin and the twelve Apostles . These may be seen today in
77-520: The Resurrection ; another kneeling effigy, depicting Doge Marco Barbarigo , is also known to have at one time existed as part of the tomb. The complete tomb design is shown in an engraving from 1692; according to this the bronzes were placed on the altar of the central bay, flanked by the kneeling figures on either side. Further effigies, depicting figures reclining on a bier , were placed in each adjoining bay. Documentary evidence indicates that work on
88-684: The Child, the Doge looks out towards the Venetians passing the painting. There was opposition to hanging it in the Doge's Palace, which may be why Barberigo instead bequeathed it to a convent (so probably saving it from a later fire). Before this it apparently hung in his home, the Palazzo Barbarigo Nani Mocenigo (which survives; not the Palazzo Barbarigo ). In 1501, already dying, Agostino left
99-684: The canvas to the nunnery of Santa Maria degli Angeli in Murano to be its high altarpiece, but it was soon moved from there (to make room for Titian 's Annunciation ) to San Pietro Martire. Vasari mentioned it as being in San Michele di Murano but probably mistook it for another Bellini work, now lost, which was already in the Cappella della Santissima Croce in the church of the Camaldolese . Marco Barbarigo Marco Barbarigo (c. 1413 – August 14, 1486)
110-550: The official. The painting was hung in the public building where they worked or presided. Aspects of the picture hint at what many contemporaries saw as the excessive self-aggrandizement of the Barberigo brothers. Rather being presented to the Virgin and Child by his name-saint Augustine, as was usual, the Doge is presented by Saint Mark, patron saint of the Venetian Republic , as well as Marco Barberigo. Instead of looking towards
121-616: Was the 73rd Doge of Venice from 1485 until 1486. His nomination took place on a new staircase in the courtyard of the Doge's Palace , on an axis with the Campanile of St. Mark and the Porta della Carta . Barbarigo was elected as Doge of Venice in September 1485 to succeed Doge Giovanni Mocenigo , who was possibly poisoned. Marco died in August 1486, less than a year after becoming Doge, probably in
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