LOCATION: Aosta, Cathedral, sVI window (nave window)

DIMENSION: lancet window composed by 3 panels; h. 185 cms. x w. 85 cms.

PROVENANCE: original location

CHRONOLOGY: beginning of the XVI century

AUTHOR: local school

PATRONAGE: Capitolo della Cattedrale

SUBJECT: St. Martin, Bishop of Tours. Born in Pannonia (Hungary), at the age of thirty-five he was consacrated Bishop of Tours. 11 November 397 or 401. Represented here as an elegant young knight on horseback, cutting his cloak with his sword and giving it to a poor man. Faces have individuality and show emotion. Extreme care fot the figurative details of the composition. Tiled floor. The coat of arms of the Capitolo stands out in the centre of the first panel. Rich border with floral motifs.

CRITICAL NOTES: it is the most important Renaissance window of the nave in Duomo, for its complexity, harmonious setting, details and contrasting colours. It can be compared with St. Andrew window - see Aosta cathedral 6.

CONDITIONS: Various lost tesseras (background, limbs of the figures), mending leads (in the middle of the window), repaintings (beggar).

BIBLIOGRAPHY: see Bibl. Aosta Cathedral .

PHOTOGRAPHIC REFERENCE: Archivio CVMA Italia – Dono Mons. Garino

EDITOR: Emanuela Linda Cappa, May 2003