Madonna and Child 1490s Francesco Francia Italian Francia’s paintings combine the subtle modeling and soft lighting found in Netherlandish practice with the idealized figure types of Italian painting. This, together with the serenity of his landscapes and the sweet delicacy of his Madonnas, made his paintings universally admired. We are told that the citizens of Bologna "thought of him as a god."The Venetian frame is not original to the picture but is of the period and, like the painting, in beautiful Madonna and Child 436334

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