Saint Louis of Toulouse Crowning His Brother Robert of Anjou

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"Saint Louis of Toulouse Crowning His Brother Robert of Anjou" is a celebrated early 14th-century altarpiece by Simone Martini that exemplifies the refined elegance and political symbolism of the Sienese Gothic style.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf altarpiece ⓘ
panel painting ⓘ
artHistoricalSignificance important example of Sienese Gothic painting ⓘ
artist Simone Martini ⓘ
artStyle Gothic ⓘ
colorCharacteristic rich blues and reds ⓘ
commissionedBy Angevin dynasty ⓘ
linked to: House of Anjou
compositionCharacteristic hieratic frontal figures ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Italy ⓘ
creator Simone Martini ⓘ
culture Sienese ⓘ
depicts Robert of Anjou ⓘ
linked to: Robert of Naples

Saint Louis of Toulouse ⓘ
coronation ⓘ
royal regalia ⓘ
depictsRuler Robert of Anjou, King of Naples ⓘ
linked to: Robert of Naples
depictsSaint Louis of Toulouse ⓘ
genre religious art ⓘ
hasInfluenceOn International Gothic style ⓘ
hasType dynastic propaganda image ⓘ
iconography saint conferring royal authority ⓘ
inception early 14th century ⓘ
languageOfTitle English ⓘ
locatedIn Naples ⓘ
locatedInCountry Italy ⓘ
location Museo di Capodimonte ⓘ
materialUsed gold ground ⓘ
tempera ⓘ
movement Sienese Gothic ⓘ
linked to: Sienese school
notableFor political symbolism ⓘ
refined elegance ⓘ
originalFunction altarpiece ⓘ
originalTitle San Ludovico di Tolosa che incorona il fratello Roberto d’Angiò ⓘ
originalTitleLanguage Italian ⓘ
period Trecento ⓘ
subject legitimation of Robert of Anjou’s rule ⓘ
support wood panel ⓘ
technique delicate contour drawing ⓘ
linear elegance ⓘ
theme church and monarchy alliance ⓘ
relationship between sanctity and kingship ⓘ

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Simone Martini → notableWork → Saint Louis of Toulouse Crowning His Brother Robert of Anjou ⓘ