Maria mit Kind,

um 1460/65

Material / Technology / Carrier

Pappelholz (Populus sp.)

Dimensions of the object

76,9 x 54,1 cm

Displayed

AP OG Saal IV

Department

Italienische Malerei

Genre

Malerei

Inventory number

647

Acquisition

1808 von Abbate Rivanni in Florenz erworben

Stock

Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen - Alte Pinakothek München

Citation

Fra Filippo Lippi, Maria mit Kind, um 1460/65, Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen - Alte Pinakothek München, URL: https://www.sammlung.pinakothek.de/en/artwork/OrLb5K8x1V (Last updated on 24.08.2023)

Lippi devised a new type of devotional picture of the Madonna with this depiction. He was one of the first artists in Florence to replace the traditional golden ground and the usual architectural features with an atmospheric landscape. He positioned the Mother of God seated on a throne in front of an imaginary window frame, thus creating the illusion of a view from inside the room. The intense emotions with which the figures are imbued, along with Mary's robes that correspond with contemporary fashion, contributed to the secularisation of this motif.