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Madonna and Child

ca. 1520
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 604
This figural composition seems to have been inspired by sculpture in low relief, most likely by an actual work by either Donatello or Michelangelo. Granacci had been a pupil in the workshop of Ghirlandaio together with Michelangelo. However, Granacci uses the tools of a painter to model his figures in warm colors and soft light, cast from the open landscape behind them. The same figural composition was treated by Bacchiacca in a painting from the same years, now in The Met’s Linsky Collection (1982.60.10).

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Madonna and Child
  • Artist: Francesco Granacci (Francesco di Andrea di Marco) (Italian, Villamagna 1469–1543 Florence)
  • Date: ca. 1520
  • Medium: Oil on wood
  • Dimensions: 34 1/8 x 25 3/8 in. (86.7 x 64.5 cm)
  • Classification: Paintings
  • Credit Line: Gift of Mario and Dianne Modestini, in memory of Theodore Rousseau, 2000
  • Object Number: 2000.420
  • Curatorial Department: European Paintings

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