Madonna and Child with Two Angels
Technical Details
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Title
Madonna and Child with Two Angels -
Author
Bernardo Zenale -
Year
c. 1500 - 2 -
Dimensions
cm 96 x 64 -
Inventory
1305 -
Room
XI -
Signature
EMORI ... FECIT ... M ... R ... BILIUM ... SUUM
Leonardo thought highly of Zenale, one of the most influential painters and architects in Lombardy. In this minor masterpiece, the Virgin and Child show themselves through a window in a fantastically rocky landscape. Delicate lighting illuminates their features and moulds the perspective. Two angels are firmly seated on the window ledge on the observer’s side. While one plays, the other points to Jesus who has ceased suckling at his mother’s breast and clutches a coral necklace, alluding to his Passion.
