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The Virgin and Child with a Saint

Bartolomeo Montagna, 1483–1499

Montagna seems to have been trained in Venice, but was active chiefly in Vicenza. This wonderful little picture, highly praised by Berenson and others, has been related stylistically by some to the altarpiece with SS. Monica and Mary Magdalene in the Gallery at Vicenza. Certainly the influence of Venetian art, particularly Giovanni Bellini and Antonello da Messina, is strongly felt in the picture's clarity of light, monumental composition, and tender feeling. The donor may be Francesco Gonzaga, 4th Marquess of Mantua.

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Title of artwork, date

The Virgin and Child with a Saint, 1483–1499

Date supported

1978

Medium and material

Oil on panel

Dimensions

38 x 36 cm

Grant

12500

Total cost

126287

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