Madonna and Child with the Infant St. John by Rosso Fiorentino

Madonna and Child with the Infant St. John 1515

woman

11_renaissance

oil painting

portrait reference

cupid

neo expressionist

child

animal portrait

13_16th-century

animal drawing portrait

portrait drawing

facial portrait

portrait art

fine art portrait

digital portrait

Rosso Fiorentino's "Madonna and Child with the Infant St. John" (1515) depicts the Virgin Mary holding the Christ Child, while the infant St. John Baptist kneels in adoration. The painting showcases Rosso's dramatic style with its elongated figures and expressive poses. The warm colors and strong contrasts create a sense of depth and movement, typical of the High Renaissance period. The painting is housed in the Städel Museum and is considered one of Rosso's most important works. The piece is notable for its emotional intensity and the artist's skill in depicting the divine in a manner that is both awe-inspiring and intimate.

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This painting is one of the earliest works by the great Florentine Mannerist artist. His inimitable style can be recognised not only in the rapid painting method and the preliminary markings of the composition, which have intentionally been left visible. It is also revealed in the undisguised use of a pagan reference from antiquity for a religious subject. Modelled on Hellenistic representations of Venus, Rosso Fiorentino's portrayal of the Virgin Mary, with her close-fitting robe following the outline of every detail of her body, was doubtless shocking to many of his contemporaries. The two children are reminiscent of Amor and the youthful Bacchus.