Madonna and Child with Saints John the Baptist and Catherine of Siena (Primary Title)
The Virgin and Child with St. John and St. Catherine of Siena (Former Title)
Guidoccio Cozzarelli, Italian, Sienese, 1450 - 1516/17 (Artist)
Formerly attributed to, Giacomo Pacchiarotto, Italian, 1474 - 1539 or 1540 (Artist)
Though he practiced in the late 15th-early 16th centuries when perspectival and anatomical realism had become conventional, Guidoccio di Giovanni Cozzarelli ignored these innovations in favor of an archaic gold background and stereotyped elongated figures. The result seems totally iconic and devout, as the artist refrains from showing off his skill in favor of the straightforward representation of the objects of the viewers’ veneration.
Gift of Mr. Arthur Graham Glasgow
Image released via Creative Commons CC-BY-NC
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