# Madonna del Latte [View the canonical artwork record]() ## Artwork - Artist: [GIOVANNI DEL BIONDO]() - Date: 1351-1400 - Technique: Tempera on panel, gold ground, 81 x 61 cm ## Commentary Madonna del Latte c. 1377 Tempera on panel, gold ground, 81 x 61 cm Private collection Comaring with his early paintings, Giovanni del Biondo's mature works are better defined by a lighter palette, a less somber mood, and an increased delight in surface ornament, as visible here in the exceptionally beautiful gold cloth in which the Christ Child is enveloped. The adherence of the panel to Florentine Trecento models, particularly to works by the <a onclick="return OpenOther\('/html/m/master/dominica/triptych.html'\)" href="/html/m/master/dominica/triptych.html">Master of the Dominican Effigies,</a> is remarkable. ## Related artworks - [Altarpiece of the Baptist \(detail\)]() - [Altarpiece of the Baptist]() - [Altarpiece of the Baptist]() - [Madonna del Latte \(detail\)]() - [The Funeral of St Benedict]() - [The Virgin of the Apocalypse with Saints and Angels]() - [Vault fresco]() ## Attribution [Web Gallery of Art]()