This work is a fragment of a fresco. It is painted in the style of Boltraffio, while also resembling the work by the Master of the Pala Sforzesca; it was presumably painted by a Milanese follower of Leonardo da Vinci. It is badly damaged. ...

This work is clearly by a Milanese follower of Boltraffio & is in a general way much indebted to Leonardo. Related compositions date from the first quarter of the 16th century, a probable date for this picture. ...

This picture was probably made in Venice in about 1505. The bird held by the infant Christ is a linnet. It was perhaps intended as an emblem of the Passion of Christ, although the bird generally employed for this purpose was a goldfinch. ...

Versions of this design are very frequent; they may all derive from a Botticelli ' Virgin & Child' now in Paris (Louvre). This version was probably painted in the last quarter of the 15th century by the artist's workshop. ...

This Virgin & Child group is derived from the central part of Botticelli's Saint Barnaba Altarpiece (Uffizi, Florence). The painting is inscribed on the back with the year 1412, but the probable date of execution is about 1485-1500. ...

The Virgin & Child are seated behind a parapet. Christ is shown with two cherries. Two angels adore the Christ Child. This work has much in common with the paintings of Boccaccio Boccaccino, but the landscape appears more reminiscent of Previtali. A variant of the composition in the style of Boccaccino exists (Liphardt collection) & the work in this Collection is now tentatively thought to be by Previtali but based on a design by Boccaccino, presumably at the suggestion of the patron. This connection can be explained by the geographical proximity of Bergamo (Previtali's home from about 1512 until his death in 1528) to Cremona (Boccaccino's home from 1506 until his death about 1524-5). ...

The group of the Virgin & Child is taken from Giovanni Bellini's altarpiece of 1505 in San Zaccaria, Venice; it occurs in other pictures by Bissolo. Saint Paul carries his attributes of a sword, by which he was martyred, & a book. ...

Of the saints, only Francis of Assisi (about 1181
- 1226) can be identified with certainty; he is the figure standing far left.
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The Virgin is seated on a wooden bench in front of a large wicker firescreen, the shape of which suggests a halo, & appears to have been nursing the infant Christ. She is shown as the Queen of Heaven in her palace. Her richly ornamented dress, precious ...

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