Who created "Madonna and Child with Saints Francis and Jerome"?

Madonna and Child with Saints Francis and Jerome was created by Francesco Francia in ca. 1512–15.

What medium is "Madonna and Child with Saints Francis and Jerome"?

Madonna and Child with Saints Francis and Jerome is Oil and gold on wood.

Is "Madonna and Child with Saints Francis and Jerome" in the public domain?

Yes, Madonna and Child with Saints Francis and Jerome is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

Madonna and Child with Saints Francis and Jerome

Q: When was "Madonna and Child with Saints Francis and Jerome" created?

This artwork was created ca. 1512–15.

Francesco Francia

ca. 1512–15

Medium

Oil and gold on wood

Dimensions

29 1/2 × 22 1/2 in. (74.9 × 57.2 cm) Framed: 39 3/8 × 32 5/8 in. (100 × 82.9 cm)

Classification

Paintings

Department

Robert Lehman Collection

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Robert Lehman Collection, 1975

Accession Number

1975.1.97

Tags

Madonna and ChildSaint FrancisSaint JeromeChristVirgin Mary

Art Historical Context

Francesco Francia's *Madonna and Child Saints Francis and Jerome*, created around 1512–15, exemplifies the serene devotional art of the Italian Renaissance in Bologna. Francia, a former goldsmith painter (c. 1450–1517), blended influences from Perugino and Raphael into his characteristically gentle, harmonious style. This oil and gold on wood panel depicts the Virgin Mary tenderly holding the Christ Child, flanked by Saint Francis of Assisi—recognizable by his stigmata and Franciscan habit—and Saint Jerome, the scholarly doctor of the Church often shown with his lion or cardinal's hat. Such *s...

About the Artist

Francesco Francia · 1447–1517

Influential Bolognese painter of his period, noted for sweet, softly rounded Madonnas and portraits. Influenced by Costa, his partner, and by Perugino. Comment on works: Religious

Madonna and Child with Saints Francis and Jerome

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