Madonna and Child with Saints (Moretto, London) explained

Artist:Moretto da Brescia
Medium:Oil on canvas
Height Metric:358
Width Metric:233
Museum:National Gallery
City:London
Accession:NG625

The Madonna and Child with Saints (or The Virgin and Child with Saint Bernardino and Other Saints) is an oil painting on canvas by Moretto da Brescia, executed, in the National Gallery, London.[1]

Its original provenance is unknown, though it was probably painted for a church outside the Brescian context. It was probably for a Franciscan church, given the presence of three Franciscan saints (Francis of Assisi and Bernardino of Siena in the lower register and Clare of Assisi in the upper register).[2] Also in the upper register are Catherine of Alexandria and the Madonna and Child, whilst below (from left to right) are Jerome, Joseph, Bernardino, Francis and Nicholas of Bari.

References

  1. Web site: The Madonna and Child with Saints. National Gallery. 6 November 2021.
  2. Pier Virgilio Begni Redona, Alessandro Bonvicino – Il Moretto da Brescia, Editrice La Scuola, Brescia 1988, page 357