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Birth of the Virgin

Technical Details
  • Title
    Birth of the Virgin
  • Author
    Gaudenzio Ferrari
  • Year
    1541 - 3
  • Dimensions
    cm 187.5 x 130.3
  • Inventory
    7477
  • Room
    X

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.

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