The Brescianino brothers were born in Siena and collaborated on various altarpieces there. Their work cannot be clearly separated. They painted mythological figures as well as altarpieces and small devotional works. Andrea's most substantial surviving work is the altarpiece depicting the Coronation of the Virgin in the church of SS Pietro e Paolo in Siena.
Andrea and Raffaello del Brescianino
Andrea (active 1506 - 1525), Raffaello (active 1506; died 1545)
Paintings by Andrea and Raffaello del Brescianino
The Virgin looks up from her book at us and Christ, sitting on her lap, gestures to himself – his future crucifixion is the subject of her text. The young Saint John the Baptist, wearing his traditional rough camel skin, clasps his hands in prayer.Saint Paul stands to the left holding his usual a...
Not on display