Sacred Girdle of Prato: Power and Devotion in Medieval Tuscany
The Museo di Palazzo Pretorio in Prato, Italy, is hosting the exhibition 'Legati da una Cintola,' curated by Andrea de Marchi, Cristina Gnoni Mavarelli, and Claudio Cerretelli. This showcase reassembles Bernardo Daddi's Pala dell’Assunzione della Vergine, created in 1337-38, featuring the cuspide on loan from the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. Additionally, the predelle are sourced from the Museo di Palazzo Pretorio and the Musei Vaticani. The exhibition highlights a significant relic, 87 cm of brocade, brought to Prato in 1141 by Michele da Prato, which is displayed five times annually, alongside frescoes by Agnolo Gaddi in the Cappella della Cintola.
Key facts
- Exhibition 'Legati da una Cintola' at Museo di Palazzo Pretorio, Prato
- Curated by Andrea de Marchi, Cristina Gnoni Mavarelli, Claudio Cerretelli
- Reassembles Bernardo Daddi's Pala dell’Assunzione della Vergine (1337-38)
- Cuspide from Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
- Predelle from Museo di Palazzo Pretorio and Musei Vaticani
- Relic delivered to Prato in 1141 by Michele da Prato
- Relic is 87 cm of brocade, displayed five times a year
- Frescoes by Agnolo Gaddi in the Cappella della Cintola (1395)
Entities
Artists
- Bernardo Daddi
- Maestro di Cabestany
- Giovanni Pisano
- Agnolo Gaddi
- Lorenzo di Bicci
- Niccolò di Pietro Gerini
- Filippo Lippi
- Pseudo Giuseppe di Arimatea
- Michele da Prato
- Uberto
- Andrea de Marchi
- Cristina Gnoni Mavarelli
- Claudio Cerretelli
- Alessandra Quattordio
Institutions
- Museo di Palazzo Pretorio
- Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Musei Vaticani
- Pieve di Santo Stefano
- Duomo di Prato
- Cappella della Cintola
- Artribune
Locations
- Prato
- Italy
- New York
- United States
- Tuscany
- Holy Land