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Jun 29, 2024 · The Madonna with Child is therefore counted among the later works of Giovanni di Franco, realized between 1454 and 1459, which represent the peak of the activity of this pupil of Andrea del Castagno.
Jul 3, 2024 · Jacopo del Sellaio (Florence 1441/2 - 1493 Florence) Madonna and Child, c. 1480 tempera on panel, 91 x 51 cm (35.83 x 20.08 inches)
Jun 29, 2024 · Madonna and Child Enthroned with Angels Guido di Pietro, then Fra' Giovanni Angelico known as Beato Angelico (Vicchio di Mugello (Fi), ca. 1395-Rome 1455)
Jun 29, 2024 · We don’t know the original destination of the painting, which was purchased from a private collection in 1784. Round paintings were usually destined to the secular world in the Renaissance, and above all to noble homes. However, in the light of the considerable size of the painting, it may have been hung in one of the tribunals of the Florentine Republic, which were often decorated with holy ...
2 days ago · Madonna and Child is a tempera and gold on panel painting by Gentile da Fabriano, executed c. 1420–1423, now in the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. The work is generally identified as one of the first the artist produced in Florence , where he had arrived in summer 1420, at roughly the point at which he was working on the Pala Strozzi .
Jun 29, 2024 · The cylindrical bulk of a grey stone tower acts as a backdrop to the monumental figure of the Virgin, leaning on a seat while holding Jesus in her arms and helping Saint John to unroll the long scroll on which the inscription "ecce agnus dei" is written.
Jun 29, 2024 · The Madonna with Child, emerging from ample sky-blue drapes that are extremely full and airy, is the geometric focus of this altar piece. She is sitting upright on steps, under a loggia with Tuscan columns and a panelled ceiling, and is surrounded by eight male figures: those behind her and on her left remain in the shadow of the architectural structure, lit from behind by the brightness of ...
