Madonna and Child with Saints (Moretto, London)
The London Altarpiece or The Madonna and Child with Saints is a c.1540 oil on canvas painting by Moretto da Brescia, now in the National Gallery, London[1].
Its original provenance is unknown, though it was probably painted for a church outside the Brescian context. It was probably for a Franciscan church, given the presence of three Franciscan saints (Francis of Assisi and Saint Bernardino in the lower register and Saint Clare in the upper register)[2] Also in the upper register are Catherine of Alexandria and the Madonna and Child, whilst below (from left to right) are Jerome, Joseph, Bernardino, Francis and Nicholas of Bari.
References
- ^ "Catalogue entry".
- ^ (in Italian) Pier Virgilio Begni Redona, Alessandro Bonvicino – Il Moretto da Brescia, Editrice La Scuola, Brescia 1988, page 357
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