Madonna and Child with Saint Catherine and Saint Mary Magdalene

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Madonna and Child with Saint Catherine and Saint Mary Magdalene
ArtistGiovanni Bellini
Yearcirca 1490
Mediumoil on panel
Dimensions58 cm × 107 cm (23 in × 42 in)
LocationGallerie dell'Accademia, Venice

The Madonna and Child with Saint Catherine and Saint Mary Magdalene is an oil on panel painting by Giovanni Bellini, formerly in the Renier Collection in Venice and now in that city's Gallerie dell'Accademia. It dates to 1490, just after the Barbarigo Altarpiece and belongs to the popular sacra conversazione genre.[1] The painting is also referred to as Sacred Conversation.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ (in Italian) Mariolina Olivari, Giovanni Bellini, in AA.VV., Pittori del Rinascimento, Scala, Firenze 2007. ISBN 88-8117-099-X
  2. ^ "Sacred Conversation (detail 2) c. 1490". Artchive.com. Retrieved 27 April 2019.