Madonna and Child
The composition of this picture seems to have been inspired from a sculpture in low relief, most likely by either Donatello or Michelangelo (Granacci had been a fellow pupil with Michelangelo in the workshop of Ghirlandaio.). However, Granacci has made the composition more pictorial by placing the figures in a light-filled room. Another version of the picture by Granacci exists and the same composition was treated by Bacchiacca (Linsky Collection, The Met). The present picture dates about 1520.
Artwork Details
- 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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