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Title
Madonna Adoring the Child Enthroned
Date
1485 ca.
Artist notes
Fontavignone, L’Aquila 1435 ca. – L’Aquila 1500 ca.
Medium
Carved and painted wood with traces of gilding 142×66×50 cm
Dimensions
142×66×50 cm
Origin
Convent of San Colombo, Barisciano (L’Aquila)
Collection
Location
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Inventory
OPA 144
Description
This carved wooden sculpture, decorated in polychromy with partial gilding, displays a graceful simplicity of form that has definitively moved away from late Gothic traits. The artwork reflects the evolution of Abruzzese sculptors towards more clearly Renaissance forms and models of Tuscan origin. Giovanni di Biasuccio, alongside Silvestro dell’Aquila, is a leading figure in the renewal of Aquilan art in the second half of the 15th century.
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