1624
unspecified
From the collection of Museum of Fine Arts Boston
Madonna in Adoration is a 1624 unspecified by Matteo Rosselli, a Italian Renaissance work, depicting Christ Child, held at Museum of Fine Arts Boston.
This painting shows a woman kneeling in prayer, her hands clasped together in front of her. She wears a dark robe with a lighter-colored trim and a halo above her head. In front of her, a baby sits on the ground, reaching up towards her. The woman's gaze is directed downward, focused on the baby. The scene is set against a backdrop of a landscape, with trees and hills visible in the distance. The overall mood of the painting is one of serenity and devotion. To learn more about this style of painting, look up the technique of chiaroscuro.
Matteo Rosselli (10 August 1578 – 18 January 1650) was an Italian painter of the late Florentine Counter-Mannerism and early Baroque. He is best known however for his highly populated grand-manner historical paintings.
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