Madonna and Child
1600
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
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Jacopo da Empoli
Jacopo da Empoli, also known as Jacopo Chimenti, was an Italian Florentine Reformist painter.
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From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Madonna and Child is a 1600 by Jacopo da Empoli, a Renaissance work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This sketch shows a woman holding a baby. She’s draped in a loose, light-brown cloth with a darker hood over her head. The baby wears a simple, rounded hat and looks back at her with one hand raised. The lines are quick and sketchy, with some areas left pale and others lightly shaded. Notice how the woman’s face is mostly shadowed, while her hands and the baby’s features pop out. This helps draw your eye to their expressions. Look up chiaroscuro next to see how artists use light and dark like this.
Jacopo da Empoli, also known as Jacopo Chimenti, was an Italian Florentine Reformist painter.
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