Montini Altarpiece

Montini Altarpiece

Artist	Cima da Conegliano
Year	c. 1506-1507
Type	Oil on panel
Location	Galleria Nazionale, Parma

The Montini Altarpiece (Italian: Pala Montini) is an oil on canvas painting by the Italian Renaissance artist Cima da Conegliano, dating from around 1506-1507 and housed in the Galleria Nazionale of Parma, Italy.

The work adopts the same scheme of several altarpieces by Giovanni Bellini, such as the San Giobbe Altarpiece. It was originally executed for the Parma Cathedral.

It shows the Virgin Mary on a high throne in a mosaic-decorated apse, while placing her hand on the heads of several kneeling donors. St. John the Baptist is portrayed on the right. On the right, the Child is blessing two female saints (perhaps St. Catherine of Alexandria and Mary Magdalene) and St. John the Evangelist. Typical of Bellini works in the musician angel at the feet of the throne, in the centre foreground.

Sources

• Adani, Giuseppe (2007). Correggio pittore universale. Correggio: Silvana Editoriale.