Madonna and Child
Francesco Botticini (Italian, c. 1446–1497)
c. 1475–1480
Medium
tempera on poplar panel
Dimensions
painted surface: 64.6 × 45 cm · panel: 67.2 × 46 cm
Classification
Painting
Department
Medieval Art
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Holden Collection
Accession Number
1916.788
Tags
male
About this artwork
Francesco di Giovanni Botticini came from a family of painters. His father, Giovanni di Domenico, and his son, Raffaello, were also painters. Little is known of his life or career. He is believed to have apprenticed under Neri de Bicci. The earliest dated altarpiece by his hand is 1471 (now in the Musée Jacquemart-André, Paris).