Download hi-res imageTITLEBirth of the Virgin AUTHORGaudenzio Ferrari DATE1541 - 3 OBJECT TYPE AND MATERIALOil on panel DIMENSIONScm 187.5 x 130.3 INVENTORY7477 ROOMX Work on display
In 1537 Gaudenzio Ferrari moved from Vercelli to Milan, where he became immensely successful. In a room peopled only with women, maidservants in shimmering attire make St. Anne comfortable, bring her a light meal and bathe the baby Mary. The stiffness in some of them is a result of intervention by his assistants. The picture formerly graced the altar of the Cavalcabò Trivulzio Chapel, set amid frescoes completing its significance.
Download hi-res imageTITLEBirth of the Virgin AUTHORGaudenzio Ferrari DATE1541 - 3 OBJECT TYPE AND MATERIALOil on panel DIMENSIONScm 187.5 x 130.3 INVENTORY7477 ROOMX Work on display
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