Madonna and Child Enthroned with Saints and Donor, 1505. Artist: Giovanni Bellini. Image shows painting post-restoration in This altarpiece is something of a mystery. Nothing is known about the man who commissioned it or its original location. The inclusion of full-length saints indicates an important patron and an expensive Though the work is signed on the scrap of paper or 'cartellino' by Bellini, its production would have involved the work of assistants in his studio. Bellini's own hand can be detected in the animated naturalism of the heads of the two Credit
Madonna and Child Enthroned with Saints and Donor, 1505. Artist: Giovanni Bellini. Image shows painting post-restoration in This altarpiece is something of a mystery. Nothing is known about the man who commissioned it or its original location. The inclusion of full-length saints indicates an important patron and an expensive Though the work is signed on the scrap of paper or 'cartellino' by Bellini, its production would have involved the work of assistants in his studio. Bellini's own hand can be detected in the animated naturalism of the heads of the two Credit line:. Purchased by public subscription with contributions from the Denis Mahon Trust, the National Art Collections Fund, the Pilgrim's Trust, Birmingham City Council, West Midlands County Council, the Friends of Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery and a special Government grant in memory of David, Earl of Crawford and Balcarres, 1977.
Size: 3394px × 4000px
Photo credit: © piemags/RTM / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: christian, mary, master, religion, virgin
