Madonna and Child with the Young Saint John the Baptist, ca. 1497, Oil and gold on wood, 23 x 17 1/4 in. (58.4 x 43.8 cm), Paintings, Fra Bartolomeo (Bartolomeo di Paolo del Fattorino) (Italian, Florence 1473–1517 Florence), Fra Bartolomeo was among the most creative painters in late-fifteenth-century Florence. This work dates about 1497, before he joined the Dominican order. The lively play of hands and the elaborate configuration of the drapery recall the work of Leonardo da Vinci, while the treatment of light and background landscape also reveal a careful study of the work of Piero di Cosimo and of Netherlandish painting, much prized in Florence
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Madonna, Child, Young Saint John, Baptist, ca, 1497, Oil, gold, wood, 23 x 17 1/4, 58.4 43.8 cm, Paintings, Fra Bartolomeo, Bartolomeo di Paolo del Fattorino, Italian, Florence, 1473–1517, creative painters, late-fifteenth-century Florence, work dates, joined, Dominican order, lively play, hands, elaborate configuration, drapery recall, work, Leonardo da, Vinci, treatment, light, background landscape, reveal, careful study, Piero di, Cosimo, Netherlandish painting, prized
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