Artwork
Adoration of the Child
Adoration of the Child is an oil painting by the Early Renaissance artist Filippino Lippi. It dates from 1492 and is held in the collection of the Uffizi Gallery.
About this work
Overview
Adoration of the Child is a painting by Filippino Lippi, created in 1492 using oil paint. It is a representative work from the early Renaissance period.
Subject & Meaning
The painting depicts a kneeling woman in prayer beside a sleeping infant, likely representing the Virgin Mary and the Christ Child. The serene atmosphere and halos suggest a religious narrative.
Technique & Style
Lippi employed oil paint to achieve smooth, layered colors, rendering the figures' robes and skin with a sense of depth and texture. The use of chiaroscuro creates a sense of volume and space.
History & Provenance
The painting is now held in the Uffizi Gallery. Lippi worked primarily in Florence, with periods spent in Rome and northern Italy, during which he developed his style and subject matter.
Artist & collection
Artist
Filippino Lippi (probably 1457 – 18 April 1504) was an Italian Renaissance painter mostly working in Florence, Italy during the later years of the Early Renaissance and first few years of the High Renaissance.
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