Virgin and Child with the Young Saint John the Baptist (Q7934011)
Label from: English (en)
genre:
religious art (Q2864737)
artist:
Sandro Botticelli (Q5669)
collection:
Cleveland Museum of Art (Q657415)
location:
Cleveland Museum of Art (Q657415)
country of origin:
Italy (Q38)
main subject:
Madonna and Child (Q9309699)
location of final assembly:
Italy (Q38)
instance of:
painting (Q3305213)
Zeri image ID:
15975
Google Arts & Culture asset ID:
pwFpTMBZ5mbntw
catalog URL: https://clevelandart.org/art/1970.160
information from the Cleveland Museum of Art catalog
description: The perfectly round form, called a tondo, became popular during the 1440s. Made for domestic settings instead of churches, the circular format challenged the artist to create a harmonious, balanced composition within this more difficult shape. The attribution has been a matter of debate. Botticelli often collaborated with students, including Filippino Lippi, who would himself become a significant painter. Few specialists have doubted that Botticelli executed the central passages: the delicate modeling of the faces, the graceful poses, the figures’ profound interiority, and the diaphanous veil are the artist’s hallmarks. However, someone else in Botticelli’s studio probably painted Mary’s blue garment, also the most heavily restored part of the painting.
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