The Griffoni Polyptych: A Rediscovered Masterpiece

The Griffoni Polyptych is
regarded as one of the greatest masterpieces of the Italian Renaissance.
Published for the exceptional reunification - after 300 years - of its
constituent parts, this book offers the results of a new analysis
carried out for this important occasion.

Commissioned by Floriano
Griffoni for the family chapel in the Basilica of San Petronio in
Bologna, the polyptych was painted by Francesco del Cossa and Ercole de
‘Roberti between 1470 and 1472. The Ferrarese artists created a
fundamental work in the search for a modern feeling of space and
volumes, proposing a 'compositional mosaic’ which can be considered an
alternative to the contemporary works of Piero della Francesca or Andrea
Mantegna.

Dismantled in 1725 by the new owner of the chapel, the
polyptych was never again reunited: the paintings that formed it entered
the antiques markets and 16 pieces arrived in the nine museums that
still preserve them today.

This volume is the most complete monograph on this masterpiece.