Madonna Adoring the Child with the Infant Saint John the Baptist and an Angel
Medium
Tempera on wood
Dimensions
Diameter 36 in. (91.4 cm)
Classification
Paintings
Department
European Paintings
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1909
Accession Number
09.197
Rights
Public Domain
Tags
AngelsChristMadonna and ChildSaint John the Baptist
About the Artist
Lorenzo di Credi (Lorenzo d'Andrea d'Oderigo) · 1456–1536
**Lorenzo di Credi (Lorenzo d’Andrea d’Oderigo, c. 1456/59–1537)** was an Italian Renaissance painter and sculptor whose career unfolded almost entirely in Florence. Born to a goldsmith father, he trained in the prestigious workshop of Andrea del Verrocchio, where he is first documented around 1480–81. He quickly rose to become Verrocchio’s principal assistant, running the studio during the master...