Maria mit Kind in einer Landschaft,
um 1508
Material / Technology / Carrier
Tempera und Öl auf Holz
Dimensions of the object
65,8 x 48,2 cm
Displayed
AP EG Saal XIII
Acquisition
2022 als Leihgabe aus Privatbesitz erworben
Stock
Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen - Alte Pinakothek München
Citation
Giovanni Bellini, Maria mit Kind in einer Landschaft, um 1508, Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen - Alte Pinakothek München, URL: https://www.sammlung.pinakothek.de/en/artwork/53470Xdpx9 (Last updated on 05.10.2023)
The atmospheric and emotional intensity of this devotional painting is characteristic of the work of Giovanni Bellini, whose creations decisively shaped Venetian Renaissance painting. What is particularly striking here is the way in which the beholder is addressed; Mary and the Infant Christ both fix their gaze directly on the viewer as their counterpart. The subtlety of the intricately balanced figural composition is evident right down to the smallest detail: Mary's left hand seems to delicately grasp her child's right foot, without however actually touching it. The landscape setting lends even more emphasis to the meditative character of the picture.
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