Madonna with Child and the Young St John

religious

This painting was attributed to Raphael until Franciabigio's monogram was discovered on the hem of Mary's robe. The treatment of the theme is indeed related to Raphael's Madonna del Prato, and St John's pose is taken from the Madonna dell'Impannata. The banderole in the Christ Child's hand reads: ECCE AGNUS DEI (Behold the Lamb of God).

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Madonna with Child and the Young St John

About the Artist

Franciabigio

1482 – 1525

Franciabigio (Francesco di Cristofano) was a Florentine painter, a minor master of the High Renaissance style. He was a pupil of Marinotto Albertinelli and collaborated with Andrea del Sarto (on the frescoes in the Annunziata church in Florence), who was the dominant influence on his style, as may be seen in his frescoes of this Convent. His best works are generally considered to be his portraits.

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