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