Artwork
Madonna
Madonna is a tempera painting by the Italo Byzantine artist Lorenzo Monaco. It dates from 1403 and is held in the collection of the Rijksmuseum.
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Subject & Meaning
The painting depicts the Virgin Mary as its primary subject, consistent with the religious genre characteristic of Lorenzo Monaco's work. Created in 1403, the artwork serves as a devotional image focusing on the figure of Mary. As a piece of religious art housed in the Rijksmuseum, the composition is intended to represent the sanctity of the Madonna within a Christian context.
Technique & Style
Created in 1403 by Lorenzo Monaco, this religious painting depicts the Virgin Mary using tempera on a wooden panel.
Created in 1403 by Lorenzo Monaco, this religious painting depicts the Virgin Mary using tempera on a wooden panel. The work measures 36 cm in height and 29 cm in width. As a product of the early 15th century, the piece utilizes the traditional medium of egg tempera applied to a rigid support, a standard technique for Italian panel paintings of this era. The composition focuses entirely on the sacred figure, adhering to the devotional conventions of its genre.
History & Provenance
The altarpiece titled Madonna was painted by Lorenzo Monaco in 1403 using tempera on panel. It was created as a religious work depicting Mary and originally entered the collection of the Rijksmuseum, where it remains housed today. The work measures 36 cm in height and 29 cm in width, reflecting its original commission within the context of early 15th-century devotional art.
Context
Lorenzo Monaco created a tempera painting titled Madonna in 1403, depicting Mary as its main subject. The work is part of the Rijksmuseum's collection in Amsterdam, reflecting its significance within early Italian religious art. Scholarship situates this piece within the broader context of 15th-century devotional painting, where representations of the Virgin Mary emphasized spiritual purity and hierarchical reverence.
Its formal qualities and iconography have been analyzed as exemplars of the period's stylistic transition toward more naturalistic figures within sacred narratives.
Overview
Madonna is a tempera painting by Lorenzo Monaco, created in 1403. It is a religious work held at the Rijksmuseum.
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Artist
Lorenzo Monaco was a Sienese painter and miniaturist of the late Gothic to early Renaissance age, active principally in Florence.
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