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Madonna and Child

probably 1440s
Not on view
Jacopo Bellini dominated Venetian painting in the middle years of the fifteenth century and was a key figure in the creation of Venetian Renaissance painting. This is one of his rare extant paintings, probably done in the 1440s. Sadly, the surface of the painting has lost most of its pigment. The fine, damaged, frame is original.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Madonna and Child
  • Artist: Jacopo Bellini (Italian, Venice ca. 1393–1470/71 Venice)
  • Date: probably 1440s
  • Medium: Tempera on wood, gold ground
  • Dimensions: Overall, with arched top, 34 1/2 x 25 in. (87.6 x 63.5 cm); painted surface 30 1/2 x 21 3/4 in. (77.5 x 55.2 cm)
  • Classification: Paintings
  • Credit Line: Gift of Irma N. Straus, 1959
  • Object Number: 59.187
  • Curatorial Department: European Paintings

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