Frescoes in the Cathedral of Orvieto

E841008

The Frescoes in the Cathedral of Orvieto are a renowned cycle of late Renaissance religious paintings, celebrated for their dramatic Last Judgment scenes and vivid, expressive style.

All labels observed (2)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf fresco cycle ⓘ
religious artwork ⓘ
artHistoricalSignificance important precursor to High Renaissance and Mannerist Last Judgment imagery ⓘ
major example of Italian Renaissance mural painting ⓘ
artMovement Late Renaissance ⓘ
Renaissance art ⓘ
contributor Benozzo Gozzoli ⓘ
Fra Angelico ⓘ
country Italy ⓘ
depicts Apocalypse ⓘ
Apostles ⓘ
Christ in Majesty ⓘ
Heaven ⓘ
Hell ⓘ
Last Judgment ⓘ
linked to: The Last Judgment

Prophets ⓘ
Resurrection of the Dead ⓘ
angels ⓘ
demons ⓘ
saints ⓘ
endDate 1504 ⓘ
function didactic religious imagery ⓘ
liturgical decoration ⓘ
genre Christian art ⓘ
hasPart San Brizio Chapel frescoes ⓘ
heritageStatus part of a major Italian cathedral monument ⓘ
influenced Michelangelo ⓘ
Sistine Chapel Last Judgment ⓘ
influencedBy Florentine Renaissance painting ⓘ
linked to: Florentine school

Umbria painting school ⓘ
linked to: Umbrian school
locatedIn Italy ⓘ
Orvieto ⓘ
Orvieto Cathedral ⓘ
San Brizio Chapel ⓘ
Umbria ⓘ
mainArtist Luca Signorelli ⓘ
materialUsed fresco ⓘ
notableFor complex eschatological iconography ⓘ
dramatic Last Judgment scenes ⓘ
vivid expressive style ⓘ
paintingTechnique buon fresco ⓘ
partOf interior decoration of Orvieto Cathedral ⓘ
period early 16th century ⓘ
late 15th century ⓘ
religiousTradition Roman Catholicism ⓘ
startDate 1499 ⓘ
touristAttraction yes ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Federico Zuccari → notableWork → Frescoes in the Cathedral of Orvieto ⓘ
Luca Signorelli → notableWork → Last Judgment frescoes in Orvieto Cathedral ⓘ
linked to: Frescoes in the Cathedral of Orvieto