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Record Number: 4181 Author(s)/Creator(s): Karkov , Catherine E. Contributor(s): Title: Francesco Botticini's Palmieri Altar-piece [Matteo Palmieri commissioned the altarpiece from Botticini; the panel includes donor portraits of his wife Niccolosa (in a Benedictine habit) and himself; after Matteo's death Botticini and Niccolosa executed a document in 1477 agreeing that the contract for the altarpiece had been fulfilled; Niccolosa and Matteo's nephew acquired a chapel in S. Pier Maggiore where the altarpiece was installed and where Matteo was buried; the Appendix provides transcriptions of six documents, four concerning Botticini, one about the Palmieri chapel, and the first being the agreement between Niccolosa and Botticini]. Source URL: Burlington Magazine (Full Text via JSTOR) 138, 1118 (May 1996): 308-314. Link Info target = '_blank'>Burlington Magazine (Full Text via JSTOR) 138, 1118 (May 1996): 308-314. Link Info Description: Article Type: Journal Article Subject (See Also): Altarpieces Art History- Painting Botticini, Francesco, Painter- Assumption of the Virgin Charters and Diplomatics Donor Portraits Mary, Virgin, Saint- Assumption in Art Niccolosa de' Serragli, Wife of Matteo Palmieri, Humanist Patronage, Artistic Patrona Award Note: Geographic Area: Italy Century: 15 Primary Evidence: Illustrations: Two illustrations. Figure One Francesco Botticini, Detail of the "Assumption of the Virgin" showing the donor Matteo Palmieri. Figure Two Francesco Botticini, "Assumption of the Virgin," 1475- 1477. Tempera on wood (London, National Gallery). Table: Abstract: Related Resources: Author's Affiliation: Miami University Conference Info: - , - Year of Publication: 1996. Language: English;Latin ISSN/ISBN: 00076287 0

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