Compare the St. Thomas Aquinas with Benozzo Gozzoli’s: and remember in studying the predella that St. Dominic founded the Inquisition.
Crucifixion, predella or base of the great picture in San Zeno at Verona.
Napoleon I had carried off the entire work from Verona: at the Restoration, the Madonna was returned to San Zeno, but the three pieces of the predella were retained in France and thus distributed.
He never painted it again on a large scale, and the small representation in the predella of the picture in the Louvre follows the Assisan fresco in every detail.
Fine as the picture is, it cannot compare with the charming predella where the artist has worked with the delicacy of a miniature painter.
The duke of Yorke hauing aforehand obteined an absolution of the pope, in discharge of his oth before taken, did now discouer his stomach against the duke of Summerset.
Heereof were pledges deliuered, and writings made & sealed.
The predella contains in some small compositions the chief episodes in the life of St. Dominic, excepting the central compartment where Christ is drawn, issuing from the sepulchre between the Virgin and St. John.
If anything, the pretty little panels of the Uffizi might be replicas of the Cortona ones; but in Florence the only painting with the scene of the Adoration of the Magi is that in the predella of the tabernacle of the Linen Weavers' Guild.
Croce, below the panel by Fra Filippo, there is still seen a most marvellous predella with little figures, which appear to be by the hand of Fra Filippo.
Croce, also, in the Chapel of the Cavalcanti, below the Annunciation of Donato, he painted a predella with little figures, containing stories of S.
On the predella of the altar there is a Pietà with Our Lady and S.
Benedict; and in the predella are little stories of these Saints, wrought in little figures with infinite diligence.
In the predella there are scenes with little figures, representing S.
In the Pieve of Montepulciano he executed a predella with little figures, and at Castiglione Aretino he painted a panel in distemper in S.
Dominic in the predella are divine in their own kind; and I, for one, can declare with truth that I never see this work without thinking it something new, and that I never leave it sated.
In the predella of his masterpiece at Florence there is a little panel, which attracts attention as one of the earliest attempts to represent a sunrise.
We may add the pages in a predella representing the "Adoration of the Magi" in the Uffizzi.
This figure is related to two others of his angels, one in the Ambrosiana tondo, the other in the predella of the "Coronation.
The figure of Gabriel is closely related to two others of Sandro's; one the angel supporting the Child in the Ambrosian Madonna, the other the Gabriel in the Predella to the Coronation.
A predella contains carvings of the Last Supper and the Washing of the Disciples' Feet.
It is in the original frame divided by pillars into three compartments, with a predella and a lunette above.
A predella shows the twelve Apostles, with Christ in the centre.
The predella of the picture is full of stories almost in the style of Carpaccio.
Rocco; and in thepredella he made portraits from nature, which are most lifelike, of Beccuccio and his wife.
Giovannino, at Florence; and an altar-predella in S.
After that work he made some little scenes of marble in half-relief on the predella of the altar at the tomb of S.
In the lunette above this picture he painted a Dead Christ, and in the predella some scenes with little figures, finished with great diligence, representing the actions of S.
There are also some scenes with little figures in the predella and over the tabernacle, all so well executed that the point of a brush could scarcely do what Andrea did with his chisel.
John; and in the predella he made his assistant, Sandrino del Calzolaio, execute three scenes, which won no little praise.
The predella in the first room belonged to this picture, which was painted for the Benedictines of Perugia.
Several saints from this predella still remain in the sacristy of S.
The 'Faith, Hope, and Charity' at the Vatican, formed a predellafor this picture.
Biagio is a grand work by Francesco Bonsignori; while in the predella below are some lovely miniatures by Girolamo dai Libri.
Inside the Episcopal Palace there is a beautiful predella in the chapel by Liberale consisting of three paintings which represent the Adoration of the Magi, the Nativity of our Lord, and the passing of the Blessed Virgin.
The scenes in the predella are from the life of St. Dominic and form an interesting parallel with those of the Giotto.
The ornamental frame of this altar is thirteen braccia high, and thepredella is two braccia high.
As it has been said, the portrait of Ambrogio, by his own hand, is seen in the predella of his panel in S.
Round this work there has been made in our own day a frame of wood, very well wrought by Maestro Antonio, called Il Carota; and below, a predella full of most beautiful figures coloured in oil by Ridolfo, son of Domenico Ghirlandajo.
Donatus, with many little figures in the predella and in the border of the panel above, all truly beautiful and executed in very good manner.
Stefano del Ponte Vecchio he painted the panel and the predella of the high-altar with great diligence; and on a panel in the Oratory of S.
And this work, on the predella of which he made his own portrait, brought it about that in the year 1335 he was summoned to Cortona by order of Bishop Ubertini, then lord of that city, where he wrought certain works in the Church of S.
Part of Predella formerly in the Mancini Collection, Città di Castello.
All are in Angelico's happiest manner, with plenty of gold; and the predella of the Coronation is the prettiest thing possible, with its blue saints gathered about a blue Mary and Joseph, who bend over the Baby.
John the Baptist and the Virgin, by Fra Angelico, which belong properly to the predella of an altar-piece that we saw in the first room we entered--No.
And there that predella stands in company with a most beautiful Crucifix in relief, executed by Giovanni Battista Veronese, a sculptor, who now lives in Mantua.
Sebastian, with some scenes in the predella executed with very beautiful little figures.
And by order of the Company of the Madonna he painted on the predella of the altar of that Company, in S.
In some of these figures, and particularly in some of the little Angels, he acquitted himself very well; and so also in the predella he painted some scenes with little figures, which are passing good.
This work, which was executed with fine judgment and design, brought him much honour, as did also some little figures painted on the predella of the picture, in which is S.
Below the donors kneel a man and his wife and little daughter, while in the predella you see our Lord's birth, baptism, and condemnation.
The predella to this picture is in the Ospedale; it represents the Marriage of the Virgin, the Presentation in the Temple, the Baptism and Entombment of Our Lord.
The Accademia possesses some five pictures by Botticelli,--the Coronation of the Virgin and itspredella (Nos.
Fedele in armour, in two niches on either hand of the picture, which had a rich frame; and in the predella are several scenes, with little figures, from the Life of S.
Zanobi, and other saints; and he filled the predella below both of these with little figures representing scenes from the lives of those saints, executed with great diligence.
Niccola da Tolentino and others; and he filled the predella with scenes in little figures from the life of that Saint.
Agostino in the same city he painted a panel in distemper, and the predella of little figures, with stories of the Passion of Christ; and this is held to be extraordinarily beautiful.
In the predella he painted some little scenes, very well executed; and, among others, there is one of S.
Agostino at Foligno there is a panel by his hand with a Nativity of Christ, and a predella with little figures.
It is in the next room,' said he, 'but the predella is here on the next easel.
Wilderspin is one of the few painters who revert to the predella of the old masters.
You will now have the advantage of seeing the predella before you see the picture itself.
The predella before me seemed a miracle of imaginative power.
For now there was something in the predella before me which fascinated me, I scarcely knew why.
I could only express Philip Aylwin's ideas by describing my picture and the predella beneath it.
But this design is only thepredella beneath the picture "Faith and Love.
The three small predella pictures (72), the Nativity, the martyrdom of Sts.
The three predellascenes (1298) are characteristic examples of the minor works of Piero's great pupil, Luca Signorelli of Cortona.
The predella represents St. Peter walking upon the waves, with on either side an episode in the life of St. Thomas and a miracle of St. Lawrence.
A predella representing the legend of St. Nicholas is by Francesco Pesellino, whose works are rare.
Ridolfo also executed three very beautiful stories of the Madonna, which have the appearance of miniatures, on a predella in the little Church of the Misericordia, in the Piazza di S.
Likewise in the predella he did certain stories in distemper with incredible spirit and vivacity, and with such facility in drawing that they could not have greater grace, and nevertheless seem done without a trouble in the world.
The altar-piece, representing Our Lady as Queen of the Snows, with a predella illustrating the legend of the building of Sta.
The altar-piece of the third chapel is also by Sano di Pietro, representing the Madonna and Child between Bernardino and St Jerome; while in the fourth is a picture of Saints by Taddeo di Bartolo, with a predella by Sano.
These predella scenes were originally below, the present base of cherubs' heads and sacramental cups being more modern.
The predella is obviously later, being probably the work of Giovanni di Paolo.
The predella has an Annunciation, Nativity, and Circumcision; all showing the same able style, but more injured by time than the picture.
Pontormo did the predella to Andrea's altar-piece of the Annunciation for the convent of S.
Above and below in the predella are numerous other figures, which are omitted for the sake of brevity.
Francesco did a picture of Our Lady in tempera, surrounded by some angels, very well arranged, the predella beneath containing some scenes with small figures, presented with a vigour and life remarkable for those times.
This work, in the predella of which he made his own portrait, procured him an invitation to Cortona, by command of the Bishop degli Ubertini, then lord of that city, where he worked in the church of S.
A setting of very finely carved wood has been made for this in our own day by Maestro Antonio called "Il Carota," with a predella beneath, full of most beautiful figures coloured in oil by Ridolfo, son of Domenico Grillandai.
Stefano of the Ponte Vecchio he painted the picture and predella of the high altar with great care, and in the oratory of S.
The ornamentation of the altar is thirteen braccia high, and the predella two braccia.
Procolo in the predella of his picture, where he is wearing a hood on his head.
The predella of the picture contains three finely executed subjects from the life of the same saint.
But the best part of this work, and indeed the only part of it which is really good, is the predella filled with small figures, divided into eight scenes dealing with the Madonna and St Reparata.
The predella contains the acts of St Bernardino and the miracles which, he performed, especially those done in that place.
In the predella are many small figures, as well as in the frame of the picture above, all really fine and executed in the best style.
Francesco at Pisa, Our Lady, a St Peter, St John the Baptist, St Francis and St Ranieri, with three scenes of small figures in the predella of the altar.
He next did some stories of St Stephen in the predella of the high altar of S.
The subject which originally formed thepredella of this picture has, since 1860, been in the National Gallery, London, and worthily represents there the hand of the saintly painter.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "predella" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word. Other words: altar; altarpiece; credence; frontal; hob; ledge; retable; shelf; shoulder
