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Madonna and Child Enthroned with Saints Mary Magdalen and John the Baptist

ca. 1523
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 609
Bugiardini almost certainly painted this altarpiece for Bindo Altoviti, a Florentine banker who was one of the greatest patrons of his day. Altoviti commissioned it for his private chapel dedicated to the Magdalen in the town of Cappiano. Remarkably, the painting has survived in its original frame—the Altoviti arms are on the base of the pilasters—probably designed by the talented architect and woodworker Baccio d’Agnolo and painted by a specialist in ornament. Altarpieces were the work of multiple specialists, each playing an important role in linking the picture to its architectural setting and enhancing its functions as a devotional tool and a statement of a patron’s virtuous generosity.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Madonna and Child Enthroned with Saints Mary Magdalen and John the Baptist
  • Artist: Giuliano di Piero di Simone Bugiardini (Italian, Florence 1475–1554 Florence)
  • Date: ca. 1523
  • Medium: Oil on wood
  • Dimensions: 76 1/4 x 65 1/4 in. (193.7 x 165.7 cm)
  • Classification: Paintings
  • Credit Line: Fletcher Fund, 1930
  • Object Number: 30.83
  • Curatorial Department: European Paintings

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