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Polyptych, Tempera on Panel. Montefalcone Appennino, Town Hall.  Description : In the center there is the Madonna with baby Jesus on her knees, her arms are folded, her gaze is full of love.  The Madonna is seated on a throne; at her side, resting on the marble,there is an apple. The Madonna is dressed in a black dress with gold embroidery and a red shirt.  Behind her there is a red drape. On the left there is Saint Catherine with red stockings, holding a sword, a halo, and a crown. She has beautiful long, loose hair and looks at the visitor.  At her side you can see Saint John the Baptist with his arms folded and a scroll. Saint Francis is praying, dressed as a friar, with his hands clasped, looking at the Madonna.  The miniature man is the patron waving a scroll. Saint Louis of Toulouse wears a bishop's robe, a crosier, a miter, and an open book.  The dead Christ's hands rest on his tomb with the Virgin Mary and Saint John. On the left there is Saint Anth...

  Description: In the center is the Madonna dressed in regal robes and seated on a throne. On her right knee is Baby Jesus holding a pomegranate fruit. To the right is Saint Catherine of Alexandria with almond-shaped eyes. At her side is the cogwheel, a symbol of her martyrdom. It is said that after she was tied to the wheel, the sky was covered with black clouds and then a lightning bolt split the wheel in two. The Saint holds the palm tree, symbolizing her martyrdom. Saint Sebastian is semi-naked, with his hands tied and arrows on his chest. On the cymatium is the recently resurrected Jesus Christ.

  Sisto V, in latino Sixtus PP. V, nato Felice di Peretto detto anche Felice Piergentili Peretti e a trent'anni Felice Peretti (Grottammare, 13 dicembre 1521 – Roma, 27 agosto 1590) Lo stemma del pontefice presenta un leone rampante che reca nella branca un ramo di pere, attraversato da una banda araldica con tre monti e una stella. Il leone è simbolo di forza d’animo e richiama l’immagine del papa quale difensore della fede; le tre pere alludono invece al cognome Peretti. I tre monti, forse tratti dall’antico stemma civico di Montalto, esprimono la grandezza e la sublimità dei pensieri e dell’opera di Sisto, mentre la stella rappresenta la Vergine Maria, a cui il pontefice fu particolarmente devoto. Le due chiavi simboleggiano il paradiso.

In the center there is the Madonna sitting on a throne, who tenderly embracing her son, the baby Jesus. Behind her there is a red cloth. On the far left we found Saint Michael the Archangel with a scale; the uppermost person is destined for heaven, while the lower one is destined for hell. He also holds a staff with which he pierces the devil at his feet. Saint Jerome is dressed in red with a thick white beard, a model of a church, and a green book. Saint Blaise, bishop, wears a green robe with a miter on his head and a pastoral.  Saint Nicholas of Bari has a light-colored robe and a miter, in his hand is a green book with three balls on it.

  In the center is the Madonna with her child, who holds an apple, symbolizing sin, and another fruit. The Madonna is seated on a throne, with pears and apples above. On the far left is Saint Emidio, the patron saint of the city of Ascoli Piceno, holding a pastoral staff. Then is Saint Maurus, intent on reading a book and holding his pastoral staff. Saint Maurus, Bishop, holds a red book, and Saint Stephen with a stone above his head, symbolizing his martyrdom, and a book. Invia commenti Riquadri laterali Cronologia Salvate

  Description In this immense gotich frame is narrated thelife of many saints. At the centre, we see the Madonna with her loved son Jesus Christ, they are thinking about their unhappy future. In almost paintings of Vittore and Carlo Crivelli there are many fruits and flowers. The apple represents the original sin. The red carnation represents marital love, the cucumber the resurrection. The rosebud represents virginity, while the open one represents the virgin's motherhood, and the glass with water represents the virgin's purity. Saint Severinus holds a model of the city of San Severino. Saint John the Baptist is the saint with the scroll and long hair. Saint Francis is the saint with the stigmata. Saint Mary Magdalene is the saint with the jar of ointments to perfume the dying body of Christ. Saint Jerome has a red hat and a model of a church. Saint Bernardine holds a book. Saint Catherine of Alexandria holds the palm of martyrdom and a crown. In the upper tier is the Pietà; o...