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| Keywords: Giovanni Bellini - Madonna and Child with Saints Peter and Mark and Three Venetian Procurators - Walters 37446.jpg Giovanni Bellini was the leading Venetian artist of his era and particularly known for his naturalistic depiction of light He and members of his workshop painted this work as a commemorative piece to adorn the rooms of the Procuratia di Ultra one of the most important public offices of the Republic of Venice The procurators high-ranking officials who administered public affairs and resolved judicial disputes are depicted as kneeling donors before the Madonna and Child who are seated on a lavish throne They have been identified as Tomaso Mocenigo Luca Zeno and Domenico Trevisano The saints are the apostle Peter with his keys to Paradise and Mark one of the patron saints of Venice The painting was made as a votive offering thanking the Virgin for her protection of the Venetian Republic Zeri Italian paintings in the Walters Art Gallery 167 248-252 1510 Renaissance tempera and oil on canvas mounted on wood Present wood panel H 36 1/8 x W 59 1/16 x D of auxiliary support 1 3/16 in 91 7 x 150 x 3 cm ; Framed cm 133 35 179 39 17 46 accession number 37 446 40308 Procuratia di Ultra Venice 1510 until at least 1797 Baron C F Wendelstadt Frankfurt prior to 1828 mode of acquisition unknown 1828 catalogue no 15 Wolsey Moreau prior to 1868 mode of acquisition unknown Raymond Balse prior to 1873 mode of acquisition unknown Berenson date and mode of acquisition unknown Henry Walters Baltimore prior to 1916 mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters before 1916 Giovanni Bellini Musei Civici Veneziani Venezia; Scuderie del Quirinale Roma 2008-2009 place of origin Venice Italy Walters Art Museum license 2D Italian Renaissance paintings in the Walters Art Museum Paintings of Madonna and Child by Giovanni Bellini Paintings of Madonna and Child in the United States 1510 paintings 16th-century paintings of Saint Peter Paintings of Saint Mark 1510s portrait paintings Renaissance profile portraits of men Tommaso Mocenigo House of Zeno Domenico Trevisan 16th-century donor portraits with Madonna | ||||
