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Madonna and Child, ca. 1495–1500
Francesco Francia (Francesco di Marco di Giacomo Raibolini) (Italian, Bolognese, active by 1482, died 1517/18)
Oil on wood; 24 x 18 1/8 in. (61 x 46 cm)
Gift of Lewis C. Ledyard III, Mrs. Victor Onet, and Mrs. T. F. Turner, in memory of Lewis C. Ledyard, 1982 (1982.448)

Francia was a leading painter in Bologna whose softly modeled works were much admired by contemporaries. This picture shows the Madonna standing behind a window, the inner edges of which are represented illusionistically, and dates from about 1495–1500. It is in an exceptionally fine state of preservation. Another version is in a private collection in Bologna. The Venetian frame is not original to the picture but is of the period and is in beautiful condition.

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    Madonna and Child, ca. 1495–1500
    Francesco Francia (Francesco di Marco di Giacomo Raibolini) (Italian, Bolognese, active by 1482, died 1517/18)
    Oil on wood; 24 x 18 1/8 in. (61 x 46 cm)
    Gift of Lewis C. Ledyard III, Mrs. Victor Onet, and Mrs. T. F. Turner, in memory of Lewis C. Ledyard, 1982 (1982.448)