“Virgin and Child”

I will talk today about a painter for whom, I have a particular admiration, it is about a painter with the Italian origin named Masaccio.

Although, he lived very little, in his short life he created a lot and was appreciated for his innovation. Tommaso di Ser Giovanni di Simone (1401 – 1428) known as by Masaccio was the first great Italian painter of the Quattrocento period of the Renaissance. The Virgin and Child originally formed the central panel of an altarpiece that had been commissioned by the notary Ser Giuliano degli Scarsi for his family chapel in Santa Maria del Carmine in Pisa.

Artwork: Virgin and Child

Genre: Religions art

Artist: Masaccio

Created: 1426

Medium: Egg tempera on wood

Dimensions: 135 x 73.5 cm

Location: National Gallery, London, UK

Photography by @art_love_enjoy_life at @nationalgallery

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