Madonna and Child with St. John the Baptist and St. Mary Magdalene

Madonna and Child with St. John the Baptist and St. Mary Magdalene

Artist	Neroccio di Bartolomeo de' Landi
Year	1495
Medium	Tempera on wood
Dimensions	71 cm × 51.12 cm (28 in × 20.125 in)
Location	Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indianapolis

Madonna and Child with St. John the Baptist and St. Mary Magdalene is a painting by Neroccio di Bartolomeo de' Landi. The painting is a tempera on wood from 1495. It is currently held by the Indianapolis Museum of Art.

Background

Neroccio was an Italian painter and sculptor born in Siena in 1447.^[1] He was from a wealthy noble family of Siena (the Landi family). He learned his artistic skills under the tutelage of Lorenzo di Pietro, also known as Vecchietta, a famous Sienese artist (also responsible for teaching various Sienese painters).

In 1468 he worked as a shop boy during the Cathedral works of Siena and in 1468 he already worked independently, being commissioned by Fra Giovanni. For some time he worked with Francesco di Giorgio (painter, engineer, architect), sharing the same workshop, but this partnership was dissolved in 1474. Still, while they worked together, Neroccio was heavily influenced by di Giorgio's work.^[1] Neroccio and di Giorgio are also known to have started "a new blonde and ethereal female ideal in Sienese painting". Most of his paintings feature blond females and Madonna and Child with St. John the Baptist and St. Mary Magdalene is a good example of this.

Some of Neroccio's paintings were probably made by his collaborators in his workshop. However, it is known that the Madonna and Child with St. John the Baptist and St. Mary Magdalene is a work of art done exclusively by him. Most of his artworks were intended for small and private devotion and for that reason he was very coveted in Siena during the time.^[2]

Analysis

According to the gallery label provided by the Indianapolis Museum of Art:

Devotional images of the Madonna and Child were a mainstay of Neroccio's workshop. Working from a standard half-length format, the artist altered the composition by adding different saints according to the wishes of his clients. Here, he has inserted John the Baptist, who carries a scroll that proclaims the coming of Christ, and Mary Magdalene, who holds the jar of oil with which she anointed the feet of Jesus.

The infant Christ's nudity expresses his humanity, and therefore, the possibility of his suffering and death.^[3]

References

1 2 Gardner, Genetta, Neroccio di Bartolomeo de' Landi, Oxford Art Online, retrieved 5 October 2012
↑ Biography and Works, Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, retrieved 5 October 2012
↑ Madonna and Child with St. John the Baptist and St. Mary Magdalene, Indianapolis Museum of Art, retrieved 5 October 2012

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