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| Keywords: Giorgio di Tomaso Schiavone - Madonna and Child with Angels - Walters 371026.jpg In this altarpiece the Virgin Mary wears gold brocade with pearls and the Christ Child with his necklace of red coral stands on a tasseled cushion Through these precious materials the painter has communicated the divinity of the figures On the parapet at the bottom of the painting is a carnation Its Greek name dianthus means flower of God Schiavone was born in Dalmatia present-day Croatia and immigrated to northern Italy where he studied with Francesco Squarcione of Padua On the cartellino little paper in the foreground he proudly identifies himself as the disciple of this master Like his contemporaries Schiavone was concerned with reviving the arts of antiquity as seen by the garlands at the top that imitate Roman sarcophagus reliefs Zeri Italian paintings in the Walters Art Gallery 138 206-207 between 1459 1460 Renaissance oil on panel Painted surface cm 69 56 7 ; Panel cm 70 56 7 2 5 accession number 37 1026 3259 Arnold Seligmann Rey and Co Munich and New York 1922 listed in Zeri Italian Paintings in the Walters Art Gallery I as A S Drey Robert Lehman New York 1924 mode of acquisition unknown Arnold Seligmann Rey and Co New York 1925 Henry Walters city Baltimore Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters 1925 HOC PINXIT GEORGIVS DALMATICVS DIS CIPVLVS SQVARCIONI S ; Giorgio Dalmaticus pupil of Squarcione painted this A Renaissance Gem Revealed Petrarch's Triumphs Disbound The Walters Art Museum Baltimore 2002 place of origin Padua Walters Art Museum license ImageNote 1 552 1736 351 57 1461 1799 2 HOC PINXIT GEORGIVS DALMATICVS DIS CIPVLVS SQVARCIONI S ; Giorgio Dalmaticus pupil of Squarcione painted this ImageNoteEnd 1 Paintings in the Walters Art Museum Italian Renaissance paintings in the Walters Art Museum Giorgio di Tomaso Schiavone Paintings of Madonna and Child Madonna with carnations or cloves Virgin Mary with fruits | ||||
