Caption

Madonna with Child and St. John; Andrea del Sarto 1486–1531, painter; Madonna with Child iconography; John the Baptist St.; ca. 6 BC–ca. 32; Florentine painting, Italian painting; 16th century; painting; height 105 cm, width 85 cm., A dimly lit painting showing a group of people closely gathered, dominated by a central seated woman holding a naked child who reaches outward, with the woman's head inclined toward the child; nearby are a few other figures partially in shadow, including a young person looking toward the viewer and another face turned slightly away; garments and drapery in the scene include dark tones with visible green, red, pink, blue, and brown, and the skin tones range from pale to warm beige; the background is dark and muted, creating strong contrasts of light and shadow across the figures.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A16_224

License type

Rights managed

Available size

41.4Mb (1.4Mb) / 11.4in x 14.1in / 3425 x 4230 (300dpi)

Keywords

Madonna Child St John Andrea del Sarto 1486–1531 painter Child iconography Baptist St ca 6 BC–ca 32 Florentine painting Italian painting 16th century painting height 105 cm width 85 cm dimly lit showing group people closely gathered dominated central seated woman holding naked child reaches outward woman's head inclined child nearby figures partially shadow young person looking viewer another face turned slightly away garments drapery scene include dark tones visible green red pink blue brown skin tones range pale warm beige background dark muted creating strong contrasts light shadow across figures.