Virgin and Child, with Saints Apollonia and Sebastian
Altarpiece
David Ghirlandaio (David Bigordi), Italian (active Florence), 1452 - 1525
Geography:
Made in Florence, Italy, Europe
Date:
1490sMedium:
Tempera and gold on panelDimensions:
54 1/2 x 51 1/2 inches (138.4 x 130.8 cm)Curatorial Department:
European Painting
Cat. 65Credit Line:
John G. Johnson Collection, 1917
Made in Florence, Italy, Europe
Date:
1490sMedium:
Tempera and gold on panelDimensions:
54 1/2 x 51 1/2 inches (138.4 x 130.8 cm)Curatorial Department:
European Painting
* Gallery 212, European Art 1100-1500, second floor
Accession Number:Cat. 65Credit Line:
John G. Johnson Collection, 1917
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curly hair [x] florence [x] florentine [x] halos [x] jesus [x] red cloth [x] round arches [x] sacred conversation [x] virgin mary [x]This is a typical Renaissance altarpiece in which saints and the Virgin and Child appear in a unified space. In Italian this type of arrangement is called the sacra conversazione (sacred conversation). The painter, David Ghirlandaio, worked in a family enterprise headed by his more famous brother Domenico.
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