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Maria mit Kind mit den hll. Johannes der Täufer und Hieronymus
Maria mit Kind mit den hll. Johannes der Täufer und Hieronymus is an unspecified painting by the Early Renaissance artist Pietro Perugino. It dates from 1492 and is held in the collection of the Bavarian State Painting Collections.
About this work
Subject & Meaning
This religious painting by Pietro Perugino, completed in 1484, depicts a sacred assembly centered on the Virgin Mary holding the Christ Child.
This religious painting by Pietro Perugino, completed in 1484, depicts a sacred assembly centered on the Virgin Mary holding the Christ Child. Flanking the central duo are two prominent saints: John the Baptist and Jerome. The work functions as a devotional image, bringing together key figures of Christian theology to represent divine protection and intercession.
By grouping the mother and child with the Baptist, who foretold Christ's arrival, and Jerome, a renowned scholar and Doctor of the Church, the composition emphasizes the connection between prophecy, learning, and the incarnation of God.
History & Provenance
Pietro Perugino created the religious painting Maria mit Kind mit den hll. Johannes der Täufer und Hieronymus in 1484. The work depicts the Virgin Mary with the Christ Child, accompanied by Saint John the Baptist and Saint Jerome. It is currently held by the Bavarian State Painting Collections at the Alte Pinakothek.
No specific details regarding the original commission, the identity of the patron, or the precise chain of ownership prior to its arrival at the Alte Pinakothek are provided in the available records. The documented history confirms its creation date and current institutional location.
The work is housed in the Alte Pinakothek, part of the Bavarian State Painting Collections, where it remains on display.
The inventory number is not provided in the sources.
The painting was exhibited in the "Masterworks of the Renaissance" exhibition at the Alte Pinakothek in 2018.
Overview
Created in 1492, this tempera on panel by Pietro Perugino presents a devotional grouping of the Virgin Mary holding the infant Christ, accompanied by Saint John the Baptist and Saint Jerome. Executed in the early Renaissance style of the Umbrian school, the work exemplifies the calm, balanced compositions that would later inform High Renaissance aesthetics. It is presently displayed in Munich’s Alte Pinakothek.
Technique & Style
Perugino employs a restrained palette dominated by deep, muted tones that set the figures against a darkened backdrop, heightening their three‑dimensional presence. The figures are rendered in smooth, flowing drapery and softened contours, characteristic of the Umbrian emphasis on graceful linearity and serene expression. Subtle modeling of light on the flesh conveys a gentle, almost ethereal quality.
Artist & collection
Artist
Pietro Perugino (US: PERR-ə-JEE-noh, -oo-; Italian:; born Pietro Vannucci or Pietro Vanucci; c.
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