Incoronation of the Virgin with eight saints and six angels

Master of the Lazzaroni Madonnaaround 1380 - 1385

Details

Title: Incoronation of the Virgin with eight saints and six angels
Creator Lifespan: around 1370 - 1400
Creator Nationality: Italian
Creator Gender: Male
Creator Birth Place: Florence
Date: around 1380 - 1385
Provenance: Alberto Crespi Collection
Physical Dimensions: w56 x h113.5 cm (with frame)
Painter: Master of the Lazzaroni Madonna
Description: The last phase of the activity of this artist, who gets his name from the panel painting attributed to him that is now found in the Lazzaroni Collection in Paris, stands out because of his obvious concessions to the late Gothic style. In this work, dating from 1380-1385 and now in a modern frame, the Master moves away from the rigid compositional structures and lines inspired by Orcagna to create more refined, bright forms, preferring to paint softer figures, and abandoning the dramatic tones of his previous work. The composition, which is typical of Florentine painting of the late fourteenth century, represents the Coronation of the Virgin as a celestial event that takes place above the figures who witness the scene.
Type: painting
Rights: © Archivio fotografico Museo Diocesano, Milano
Medium: tempera on wood

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