The 14 fragments with the Apostles and Angel musicians (these too exhibited in room IV) together with the figure of Christ, (now in the Quirinal Palace) were part of the old decoration of the apse of the Church of the SS. Apostoli in Rome illustrating the Ascension of Christ.
The fresco, which was destroyed in 1711, was painted by Melozzo da Forlì ⏭ around 1480, shortly after the works of restoration on the church for cardinal Giuliano della Rovere, the future Pope Julius II (pontiff from 1503-1513).
The solemn, monumental figures, strongly foreshortened, testify to the full maturity of the great artist from Forlì, a follower of Piero della Francesca ⎆, and his skill in the use of perspective. | © Vatican Museums
Melozzo da Forlì (c. 1438 - 8 November 1494) was an Italian Renaissance ⎆ painter and architect. His fresco paintings are notable for the use of foreshortening.
He was the most important member of the Forlì painting school.
I 14 frammenti con Apostoli e Angeli musicanti (esposti anch'essi nella sala IV) insieme alla figura del Cristo (ora al palazzo del Quirinale), facevano parte della antica decorazione absidale della chiesa dei SS. Apostoli a Roma raffigurante l'Ascensione di Cristo.
L'affresco, distrutto nel 1711, fu dipinto da Melozzo da Forlì(Forlì, 1438–1494)intorno al 1480, poco dopo i lavori di rinnovamento della chiesa voluti dal cardinal Giuliano della Rovere, futuro papa Giulio II (pontefice dal 1503-1513).
Le solenni, monumentali figure fortemente scorciate testimoniano la piena maturità del grande artista forlivese, seguace di Piero della Francesca, e la sua maestria nell'uso della prospettiva. | © Musei Vaticani
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