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Virgin and Child
Neri de Bicci (Italian, 1419–1491)c. 1460
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States
Neri de Bicci was a prolific painter of mainly religious themes, active principally in Florence as a panel painter. His grandfather Lorenzo di Bicci was also a painter in Florence, a pupil of Spinello Aretino. His journals from the years 1453-75, including the rates of remuneration for his work, are still preserved in the library of the Uffizi Gallery in Florence.
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- Title: Virgin and Child
- Creator: Neri de Bicci (Italian, 1419–1491)
- Date Created: c. 1460
- Physical Dimensions: Framed: 59.1 x 35.6 x 3.8 cm (23 1/4 x 14 x 1 1/2 in.); Unframed: 54 x 30.8 cm (21 1/4 x 12 1/8 in.)
- Provenance: Francesco Sparangi, Florence (1797); Henry White Cannon, New York (1928)
- Type: Painting
- Rights: CC0
- External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1946.242
- Medium: tempera on wood panel
- Fun Fact: When cleaned in 1947, a modern hedge with orange trees was removed from the background of this painting.
- Department: Medieval Art
- Culture: Italy, 15th century
- Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Henry White Cannon
- Collection: MED - Medieval Art
- Accession Number: 1946.242
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