The Virgin and Child with a Shoot of Olive

Andrea Previtaliabout 1515

The National Gallery, London
London, United Kingdom

The Virgin bends a branch (probably an olive branch symbolic of peace) towards Jesus who touches one of its leaves. Similar in style to a painting of 1510 once in Dresden, this Virgin and Child was perhaps painted in Bergamo before the painter's style was altered by the influence of Lotto.

Details

Title: The Virgin and Child with a Shoot of Olive
Creator: Andrea Previtali
Date Created: about 1515
Physical Dimensions: 50.2 x 66.5 cm
Type: Painting
Medium: Oil on wood
School: Italian (Bergamo)
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Inventory number: NG2500
Artist Dates: about 1480 - 1528
Artist Biography: Andrea Previtali came from Bergamo, and was a pupil of Giovanni Bellini in Venice, from whom he borrowed various designs. He returned to Bergamo in about 1511, where he came under the influence of Lotto.
Acquisition Credit: Salting Bequest, 1910

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The Virgin and Child with a Shoot of Olive

Andrea Previtaliabout 1515

The National Gallery, London
London, United Kingdom

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