Madonna and Child

Description

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).

Provenance

James Jackson Jarves (1884); Mrs. Liberty E. Holden, Cleveland

Madonna and Child

Francesco Botticini

c. 1475–1480

Accession Number

1916.788

Medium

tempera on poplar panel

Dimensions

Painted surface: 64.6 x 45 cm (25 7/16 x 17 11/16 in.); Panel: 67.2 x 46 cm (26 7/16 x 18 1/8 in.)

Classification

Painting

Museum

The Cleveland Museum of Art

Cleveland, United States

Credit Line

Holden Collection