Retable with Mary and Christ Child between Saint Jerome and Saint Nicholas of Myra, Benedetto Buglioni, 1502 Italy Italian majolica, 226 × 172cm Altarpiece Renaissance style. The shape and the motifs in the edges are borrowed from classical Roman architecture. pottery covered with tin glaze. The inscription reads: 'This altarpiece had Sister Catharina, daughter of Tomaso di Salvestro, Nuccarello's son, made in the year 1502, It comes from the Sant'Antonio Abate church in Cortona,

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Size: 4000px × 4760px
Photo credit: © Peter Horree / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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