Artwork
Mary with the Child and four Saints in front of a Landscape
Mary with the Child and four Saints in front of a Landscape is a paint painting by the High Renaissance artist Palma Vecchio. It dates from 1514 and is held in the collection of the Gemäldegalerie Berlin.
About this work
Overview
Mary with the Child and four Saints in front of a Landscape is a painting created by Palma Vecchio around 1514. It is an oil on panel work held in the Gemäldegalerie Berlin.
Subject & Meaning
The painting depicts the Virgin Mary holding the Christ Child, surrounded by four saints, set against a landscape. The figures' reactions suggest a narrative or emotional context not immediately apparent.
Technique & Style
The use of chiaroscuro, a strong contrast between light and dark, highlights the faces of the figures against their shadowy clothing and the dark background landscape.
Context
The work is characteristic of the Italian High Renaissance, a period marked by significant artistic innovation and the emergence of prominent Venetian painters like Palma Vecchio.
Artist & collection
Artist
Palma Vecchio (c. 1480 – 30 July 1528), born Jacopo Palma, also known as Jacopo Negretti, was a Venetian painter of the Italian High Renaissance. He is called Palma Vecchio in English and Palma il Vecchio in Italian…
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