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Incarnation of Jesus by Piero di Cosimo
Incarnation of Jesus by Piero di Cosimo is a tempera painting by the Early Renaissance artist Piero di Cosimo. It dates from 1500 and is held in the collection of the Uffizi Gallery.
About this work
This egg tempera painting shows a religious scene with saints and the Virgin Mary. Piero di Cosimo worked on it between 1485 and 1505. It lives in Florence’s Uffizi Gallery today.
The artist used tempera, a paint made with egg yolk. This method was common in the 1400s. The painting mixes bright colors with careful details.
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Overview
This egg tempera painting, created between 1485 and 1505, is the work of Italian Renaissance artist Piero di Cosimo. It is housed in the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, Italy.
Subject & Meaning
The painting depicts a religious scene centered on the Virgin Mary, flanked by several saints, including Catherine, Margaret, John the Evangelist, Philip Benizi, Antoninus, and Peter. The scene is set against a landscape featuring biblical narratives.
Technique & Style
Executed in egg tempera, a medium characteristic of 15th-century painting, the work showcases Piero di Cosimo's use of vivid colors and meticulous detail. The artist's distinctive landscape style is evident in the background, featuring hills with anthropomorphic and zoomorphic rock formations.
History & Provenance
Originally created for the Tebaldi Chapel in the Annunziata church in Florence, the painting was later acquired by Cardinal Leopoldo de' Medici in 1670. It was subsequently transferred to the Uffizi Gallery in 1804.
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Artist
Piero di Cosimo, also known as Piero di Lorenzo, was an Italian Renaissance painter, who continued to use an essentially Early Renaissance style into the 16th century.
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