Madonna with child in glory with Saints Martin and Catherine
Moretto da Brescia, 1530
This oil on canvas painting, dating from around 1530, is the work of Moretto da Brescia. It shows the Virgin and Child in glory, flanked by Saint Martin and Saint Catherine. The canvas hangs on the high altar of the church of San Martino in Porzano, in the province of Brescia. It is considered the artist's first mature work and an important step towards his Coronation of the Virgin altarpiece, so it helps trace how his style developed in those years. The two saints, recognisable by their traditional attributes, place the scene within a local devotional setting, designed to be seen by worshippers from the sanctuary area. Details about the commission or the circumstances of its creation are not specified in the available sources, so they should be treated with caution.
- Painter
- Moretto da Brescia
- Date
- 1530
- Medium
- oil paint, canvas
- Dimensions
- 215 × 143 cm
- Museum
- San Martino
- Genre
- religious art
- Depicts
- Martin of Tours, Mary on the Crescent, Catherine of Alexandria, boy, Mary, woman, mother, Christ Child
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