The Master of the Osservanza is the name given to the painter of a triptych dated 1436 in the Osservanza near Siena. The triptych is closely connected with Sassetta and in the past was attributed to him.
Some critics have thought this work and a group of other pictures now attributed to the Master to be youthful works by Sano di Pietro, but this is not generally accepted.
Master of the Osservanza
active about 1425 - about 1450
Paintings by Master of the Osservanza
This triptych (a painting in three parts) shows the Virgin Mary just after her birth. Saint Anne, Mary’s mother, props herself up in her bed while midwives and attendants make food and prepare a basin for washing. This scene was particularly popular in Siena, a city devoted to the Virgin Mary.The...
Not on display