Madonna and Child Enthroned with Saints Mary Magdalen and John the Baptist

Madonna and Child Enthroned with Saints Mary Magdalen and John the Baptist by Giuliano di Piero di Simone Bugiardini

Medium

Oil on wood

Dimensions

76 1/4 x 65 1/4 in. (193.7 x 165.7 cm)

Classification

Paintings

Department

European Paintings

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Fletcher Fund, 1930

Accession Number

30.83

Tags

AngelsMadonna and ChildMary MagdaleneSaint John the Baptist

About this artwork

Giuliano Bugiardini's monumental altarpiece "Madonna and Child Enthroned with Saints Mary Magdalen and John the Baptist" (circa 1523) represents Florentine High Renaissance painting at its most refined and harmonious. This substantial oil on wood panel (76 1/4 x 65 1/4 inches) was commissioned by Bindo Altoviti, one of Florence's wealthiest bankers and greatest art patrons, for his private chapel dedicated to Mary Magdalen in Cappiano. The painting has remarkably survived in its original frame, ...

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