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| Keywords: Perugino - Madonna and Child - Walters 37475.jpg The simply dressed Virgin Mary and the naked Christ Child remind the viewer of the Christian virtue of humility The landscape behind them suggests an idealized site from Perugino's native Umbria in central Italy given a paradise-like beauty and serenity The colors are vivid and yet harmonious Pietro Perugino which means the one from Perugia was famous for his pious and sweet style and by the late 15th century he was one of the most popular artists in Italy His fame led to the commission of a wall fresco in the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican Zeri Italian paintings in the Walters Art Gallery 112 173-174 ca 1520 Renaissance oil on panel Painted surface H 24 13/16 x W 19 5/16 x Approx D 1 1/4 in 63 x 49 x 3 2 cm accession number 37 475 23285 Grand Duke of Tuscany date and mode of acquisition unknown Grand Duke of Lucca date and mode of acquisition unknown In the Warren sale catalogue this picture was previously listed in the collection of the grand duke of Tusdany then in that of the duke of Lucca it does not appear however in the sale catalogue of the latter while its provenance from the grand ducal collection cannot be traced Mrs S D Warren Boston date and mode of acquisition unknown Mrs S D Warren Sale American Art Association New York January 8-9 1903 no 100 H Williams date and mode of acquisition unknown Henry Walters city Baltimore Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters 1903 place of origin Perugia Italy Walters Art Museum license 2D Italian Renaissance paintings in the Walters Art Museum Madonnas by Perugino Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review 16th-century paintings of Madonna and Child Perugino | ||||
