The Birth of the Virgin
The Birth of the Virgin
Description
Breaking with convention, the artist shows the Madonna’s birth in contemporary terms. In the background the newborn baby is bathed by midwives while in the foreground women greet each other. The imposing palace, patterned on the Ducal Palace of Urbino, is decorated with reliefs derived from Roman sculpture. The picture is from an altarpiece commissioned in 1467 for Santa Maria della Bella in Urbino (a companion panel is in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston). In Florence, Fra Carnevale worked with Filippo Lippi; he also knew the paintings of Piero della Francesca and probably met the architect-theorist Leon Battista Alberti.
Product features
- Museum-grade archival paper for long-term color stability
- Giclée printing for bright, fade-resistant color reproduction
- Matte finish that reduces glare and deepens tones
Care instructions
- If the print does gather any dust, you may wipe it off gently with a clean, dry cloth.
*Frame not included*