Lochis Madonna (Bellini) Explained

Lochis Madonna
Artist:Giovanni Bellini
Year:1476
Medium:tempera on panel
Height Metric:47
Width Metric:34
City:Bergamo
Museum:Accademia Carrara

The Lochis Madonna is a c.1475 tempera-on-panel painting by the Italian Renaissance painter Giovanni Bellini, now in the Accademia Carrara in Bergamo.[1] It is signed IOANNES BELLINVS on a small scroll attached to the marble balustrade in the lower foreground. It dates from early in the painter's mature phase, although he was still influenced by Andrea Mantegna's sculptural approach to drapery in the painting.

References

  1. Mariolina Olivari, Giovanni Bellini, in AA.VV., Pittori del Rinascimento, Scala, Firenze 2007.