Frescoes in the Oratorio del Gonfalone, Rome

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The Frescoes in the Oratorio del Gonfalone in Rome are a celebrated late Renaissance cycle of religious wall paintings renowned for their dramatic narrative scenes and refined Mannerist style.

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Frescoes in the Oratorio del Gonfalone, Rome canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Mannerist artwork ⓘ
fresco cycle ⓘ
religious wall paintings ⓘ
artForm wall painting ⓘ
artHistoricalSignificance important example of Roman Mannerist painting ⓘ
artisticMovement Italian Mannerism ⓘ
linked to: Mannerism
artPeriod Late Renaissance ⓘ
artStyle Mannerism ⓘ
associatedWith Roman confraternities ⓘ
city Rome ⓘ
commissionedBy Archconfraternity of the Gonfalone ⓘ
conservationStatus preserved in situ ⓘ
country Italy ⓘ
culturalContext Catholic devotional culture in Rome ⓘ
depicts Passion of Christ ⓘ
function visual meditation on the Passion of Christ ⓘ
genre religious art ⓘ
heritageDesignation part of Rome’s historic artistic heritage ⓘ
locatedIn Rome ⓘ
location Oratorio del Gonfalone ⓘ
material fresco ⓘ
medium pigments on wet plaster ⓘ
narrativeType biblical narrative ⓘ
notableFor complex compositions ⓘ
dramatic narrative scenes ⓘ
expressive figures ⓘ
refined Mannerist style ⓘ
partOf interior decoration of the Oratorio del Gonfalone ⓘ
region Lazio ⓘ
religiousBuildingType oratory ⓘ
religiousTradition Roman Catholicism ⓘ
setting oratory interior walls ⓘ
subject scenes from the Passion of Christ ⓘ
theme devotional contemplation ⓘ
suffering and redemption of Christ ⓘ
timePeriod 16th century ⓘ
touristAttraction yes ⓘ
use devotional purposes ⓘ
visualCharacteristics dramatic lighting ⓘ
elongated figures ⓘ
rich color palette ⓘ

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Federico Zuccari → notableWork → Frescoes in the Oratorio del Gonfalone, Rome ⓘ