Giovanni Antonio Sogliani, 'The Madonna and Child', probably about 1520-40
| Full title | The Madonna and Child |
|---|---|
| Artist | Giovanni Antonio Sogliani |
| Artist dates | 1492 - 1544 |
| Date made | probably about 1520-40 |
| Medium and support | oil on wood |
| Dimensions | 17.3 × 10.4 cm |
| Acquisition credit | Bought, 1860 |
| Inventory number | NG645 |
| Location | Not on display |
| Collection | Main Collection |
The Virgin Mary sits on a bank in a hilly landscape, holding the naked infant Christ on her knee. He looks at us and raises his right hand in blessing. With the other he holds his mother’s thumb. The three sets of three gold lines radiating from Christ’s head denote that he, with God and the Holy Ghost, is one of the Trinity.
This small picture, intended for private devotion, was formerly believed to be by the Florentine painter Albertinelli (1474–1515). It is now thought to be by Giovanni Antonio Sogliani (1492–1544), a minor painter working in Florence and Pisa. Mentioned in Vasari’s Lives of the Artists, Sogliani was influenced by Albertinelli and also by Fra Bartolommeo and Andrea del Sarto, the leading Florentine artists of the previous generation
The Virgin Mary sits on a bank in a hilly landscape, holding the naked infant Christ on her knee. He looks at us and raises his right hand in blessing. With the other he holds his mother’s thumb. The edges of the Virgin’s robes and the haloes are painted in shell gold. The three sets of three gold lines radiating from Christ’s head denote that he, with God and the Holy Ghost, is one of the Trinity.
This small picture, intended for private devotion, was formerly believed to be by the Florentine painter Albertinelli (1474–1515). It is now thought to be by Sogliani, a minor painter working in Florence and Pisa. Mentioned in Vasari’s Lives of the Artists, Sogliani was influenced by Albertinelli and also by Fra Bartolommeo and Andrea del Sarto, who were the leading Florentine artists of the previous generation.
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