Salting Madonna (Antonello da Messina)
- Salting Madonna (Antonello da Messina)
Infobox Painting|
title=Madonna with Child (Salting Madonna)
artist=Antonello da Messina
year=c. 1460s
type=Various techniques on wood
height=43.2
width=34.3
city=London
museum=National GalleryThe "Madonna with Child" ("Salting Madonna") is a painting by the Italian Renaissance master Antonello da Messina. It is housed in the National Gallery, London. The name Salting derives from the collector who donated it to the gallery in 1910.
The "Salting Madonna" shows a complex series of cultural references, which have led in past time scholars to classify it variously as a Flemish, Spanish or even Russian work. It is in fact one of Antonello's earlier works, dating most likely from the 1460s, when the artist was in Sicily. It portrays the Madonna adorned with a series of well-crafted and rendered details, such as the crown and the Venetian-style garments.
The abstract beauty of the Madonna's face derives from the style of contemporary Provençal artists, especially Enguerrand Quarton.
ee also
*Italian Renaissance painting, development of themes
External links
* [http://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/cgi-bin/WebObjects.dll/CollectionPublisher.woa/wa/work?workNumber=ng2618 National Gallery]
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