Barbadori-+Capponi+Chapel

By Pontormeo
 * __The Barbadori- Capponi Chapel__**

This chapel in the Church of Santa Felicita was designed by Filippo Brunelleschi at the request of Bartolomeo Barbadori. In 1525, Ludovico Capponi became the new Patron of the chapel and asked Pontormo to decorate it. This caused the chapel to change its Renaissance style to Mannerist flair. The artist’s frescoes decorated all surfaces of the chapel. Pontormo set up a screen to block viewers while painting these frescoes. The screen was up for three years to prevent anyone from commenting on and influencing Pontormo’s ideas. Included among these frescoes are the now destroyed //God the Father and Four Patriarchs// on the ceiling, the //Four Evangelists// in the pendentives, on the right wall the //Angle of the Annunciation// and the //Virgin//, and on the wall above the alter, the //Deposition//. The //Deposition// is considered Pontormo’s greatest work for its combination of spirituality, drama, and intensity. The figure standing behind the virgin on the right with the green hat is thought to be a self portrait by Pontormo.



Three of the tondi were painted by Pontormo and one was painted by Bronzino. This has left scholars to speculate as to who is responsible for which; it is most commonly thought that the St. Matthew is the one that Bronzino painted.

To find this chapel, walk south over the Ponte Vecchio and continue south on Via de Guicciardini. As you approach the second street on your right, look to the left and you will see a piazza in front of the Santa Felicita Church. The chapel is in the church immediately after the doors on the right.

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The information from this page was found on cite at the Santa Felicita Church.