Madonna and Child with God the Father and Angels

Ambrogio da Fossano detto Bergognone

Download hi-res image TITLE Madonna and Child with God the Father and Angels
AUTHOR Ambrogio da Fossano detto Bergognone
DATE 1488-94
OBJECT TYPE AND MATERIAL Fresco Transferred To Canvas
DIMENSIONS cm 210x145
Work Not On Display

Il Bergognone was a painter from Fossano, a small village in southern Piedmont, active in Milan from 1472. Bergognone was very prolific, and his work can still be seen in several churches nearby, including San Simpliciano, although his best work is at the Certosa di Pavia. This fresco is much older fresco than his other frescoes in the Brera’s collections. When it was removed and transferred to canvas, it lost the image of God the Father at the top.