Madonna and Child with St. John the Baptist
Madonna and Child with St. John the Baptist
Artist
Creation date
about 1520
Materials
oil on wood
Dimensions
32 x 23 in.
Credit line
Courtesy of The Clowes Fund
Accession number
C10053
Collection
Currently On View In
Italian Renaissance gallery
Like many of Bernardino Luini's works, this one is indebted to Leonardo da Vinci. The composition is a reprise of Leonardo's Virgin of the Rocks. The influence of the famous master is also evident in the features of the gently smiling Madonna, the view of a distant landscape, and in the adoption of a dark, smoky palette.
Provenance Research is on-going at the Indianapolis Museum of Art, and information will be added to this record as research is completed. Please contact Annette Schlagenhauff, Assoc. Curator of Research, at aschlagenhauff@imamuseum.org with any questions.
