Madonna and Child with Saints

1454

Step into the golden glow of 15th-century Siena with this stunning five-panel altarpiece by Giovanni di Paolo. At the center, the Virgin Mary cradles the Christ child while two tiny, yellow-robed angels kneel at her feet, looking up in adoration. Flanking them are four saints standing in elegant Gothic arches, including a bishop clutching a book and a rugged figure draped in pink. Di Paolo was a stubborn traditionalist; while Florence was busy inventing the Renaissance, he kept the medieval Gothic style alive with these shimmering gold backgrounds and elongated, graceful figures.

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