# Madonna and Child Enthroned

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## Artwork

- Artist: [ANTONIO DA NEGROPONTE](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/antonio-da-negroponte-re9e8c275446d88>)
- Date: 1451-1500
- Technique: Egg tempera on panel, 300 x 235 cm

## Commentary

Madonna and Child Enthroned c. 1455 Egg tempera on panel, 300 x 235 cm San Francesco della Vigna, Venice This magnificent life-size altarpiece, the only confirmed work by the artist, stands halfway between the aesthetic world of Gothic realism and Renaissance revival of classical antiquity. With a refined naturalistic taste, the painter painstakingly depicted the espalier of roses in the background and the many kind of birds in the foreground. The throne of the Virgin is a complicated structure, with classical details absorbed into a fantastic and eclectic whole. The lunette, depicting God the Father, was added at the beginning of the sixteenth century by a Francesco Bissolo, a follower of Giovanni Bellini.

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## Attribution

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