- Contarini Madonna
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Contarini Madonna Artist Giovanni Bellini Year c. 1475-1480 Type Oil on panel Dimensions 78 cm × 256 cm (31 in × 101 in) Location Accademia, Venice The Contarini Madonna (Italian: Madonna Contarini) is an oil painting by the Italian Renaissance master Giovanni Bellini, dating from c. 1475-1480 now in the Accademia Gallery in Venice.
Description
The painting shows the Madonna holding Jesus who stands on a parapet in the foreground. Below is a cartouche with the artist's signature, IOANNES BELLINVS. The blessing Child has similar features than that in the San Giobbe Altarpiece, dating to the same decade or a a few years later. His icon-like staring appearance recalls the Byzantine painting, which was one of the roots of the Venetian painting school.
The background is formed by a soft landscape, with hills and a city with towers.
See also
- San Giobbe Altarpiece
Sources
- Olivari, Mariolina (2007). "Giovanni Bellini". Pittori del Rinascimento. Florence: Scala.
Categories:- Giovanni Bellini paintings
- 1470s works
- Collections of the Gallerie dell'Accademia
- Paintings of the Virgin Mary
- Paintings depicting Jesus
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