Mary with Child
around 1514/1516 | Baccio della Porta, gen. Fra Bartolomeo
This picture of the Virgin Mary from the last years of the life of Fra Bartolomeo shows his artistic goals as fully evolved; in close-up before a dark background, surrounded by the curtain motif which emphasises the claim to supreme power, Mary holds her son lovingly in her arms. The compact compositional form emphasises the “eternal validity of God incarnate”.
This picture of the Virgin Mary from the last years of the life of Fra Bartolomeo shows his artistic goals as fully evolved; in close-up before a dark background, surrounded by the curtain motif which emphasises the claim to supreme power, Mary holds her son lovingly in her arms. The compact compositional form emphasises the “eternal validity of God incarnate”.
Artist:
Baccio della Porta, gen. Fra Bartolomeo (1473 - 1517 Florenz) DNB
Time:
around 1514/1516
Object Name
Painting
Culture
Italian, middle Italian
Material/technology:
Poplar wood
Dimensions:
allseitig beschnitten: Overall: 85,5 cm × 72,5 cm
Framed: 107 cm × 93,3 cm × 7 cm
Copyright
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Gemäldegalerie
Invs.
Gemäldegalerie, 195
Provenance
Coll. Leopold Wilhelm