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Virgin and Child

c. 1460

Neri di Bicci

(Italian, 1419–1491)
Culture
Italy, 15th century
Medium
tempera on wood panel
Measurements
Framed: 59.1 x 35.6 x 3.8 cm (23 1/4 x 14 x 1 1/2 in.); Unframed: 54 x 30.8 cm (21 1/4 x 12 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Henry White Cannon 1946.242
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When cleaned in 1947, a modern hedge with orange trees was removed from the background of this painting.

Description

Neri de Bicci was a prolific painter of mainly religious themes, active principally in Florence as a panel painter. His grandfather Lorenzo di Bicci was also a painter in Florence, a pupil of Spinello Aretino. His journals from the years 1453-75, including the rates of remuneration for his work, are still preserved in the library of the Uffizi Gallery in Florence.
A vertically oriented tempera painting with a pointed arched top depicts the Virgin Mary holding baby Christ, both with light skin tones and encircled by patterned gold halos. Mary wears a translucent veil and dark blue cloak over a pink gown, looking down toward Christ. He wears a gold tunic and holds a round fruit, looking toward our left. A pale blue-green background sits behind the pair, framed in a gold border.

Virgin and Child

c. 1460

Neri di Bicci

(Italian, 1419–1491)
Italy, 15th century

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