Artwork
Virgin and Child with the Saints Martin of Tours and Anthony the Great
Virgin and Child with the Saints Martin of Tours and Anthony the Great is an oil painting by the Early Baroque Italian artist Jacopo Bassano. It dates from 1542 and is held in the collection of the Bavarian State Painting Collections.
About this work
Subject & Meaning
The composition emphasizes the intercession and protective roles of the saints alongside the divine presence of the infant Jesus and his mother.
This religious painting by Jacopo Bassano, created in 1542, depicts a sacred assembly centered on the Virgin Mary holding the Christ Child. They are flanked by two specific holy figures: Martin of Tours and Anthony the Great. The work functions as a devotional image, bringing together these distinct saints to share a spiritual space with the central mother and child.
The composition emphasizes the intercession and protective roles of the saints alongside the divine presence of the infant Jesus and his mother.
Technique & Style
Executed in 1542, this religious painting by Jacopo Bassano utilizes oil paint applied to a canvas support. The work measures 190.5 cm in height and 120.5 cm in width. Stylistically, the composition features a central grouping of the Virgin and Child flanked by the standing figures of Saint Martin of Tours and Saint Anthony the Great. The piece is currently held within the Bavarian State Painting Collections at the Alte Pinakothek.
History & Provenance
The painting was created in 1542 by Jacopo Bassano for an unknown patron, as no commissioning documentation survives. It entered the Bavarian State Painting Collections, where it has been displayed at the Alte Pinakothek in Munich since its acquisition, establishing a continuous public ownership chain from the mid-19th century to the present. The work was executed in oil on canvas and remains part of the museum's permanent religious art holdings.
The painting is held in the collection of the Bavarian State Painting Collections and is located at the Alte Pinakothek in Munich.
It is inventoried as Alte Pinakothek, inv. no. 1301.
The work has been exhibited at the Alte Pinakothek as part of its permanent collection holdings.
Overview
Jacopo Bassano’s 1542 oil on canvas, titled Virgin and Child with the Saints Martin of Tours and Anthony the Great, presents a compact devotional scene. The Virgin, seated on an ornate cushion, cradles the infant Christ while a book lies open before them. Flanking the central pair are two saints: Martin of Tours, distinguished by a staff crowned with a golden orb, and Anthony the Great, kneeling in prayerful posture. The work is part of the collection of the Alte Pinakothek in Munich.
Artist & collection
Artist
Jacopo Bassano was an Italian Renaissance painter of the Venetian school. He was born and died in Bassano del Grappa, and took the village as his surname. Having trained in the workshop of his father, Francesco the…
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