Madonna Benois
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Madonna Benois is a celebrated early Renaissance painting by Leonardo da Vinci depicting the Virgin Mary with the Christ Child, renowned for its intimate, tender portrayal and innovative composition.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
painting
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religious painting ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Benois Madonna
NERFINISHED
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Madonna and Child (Benois) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artHistoricalSignificance |
important work in development of Leonardo’s style
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one of Leonardo da Vinci’s earliest known paintings ⓘ |
| artisticSchool | Florentine school NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cataloguedAs | Leonardo da Vinci early work ⓘ |
| collection | State Hermitage Museum collection ⓘ |
| compositionFeature |
close cropping around figures
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diagonal arrangement of figures ⓘ three-quarter view of Virgin ⓘ |
| condition | well-preserved overall ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Italy ⓘ |
| creator | Leonardo da Vinci NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Italian Renaissance Christianity ⓘ |
| currentLocation | Hermitage Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts |
Christ Child
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Virgin Mary ⓘ |
| dimensionType | small-scale devotional panel ⓘ |
| genre | Madonna and Child NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced | later Madonna and Child compositions ⓘ |
| hasRestorationHistory | yes ⓘ |
| iconography |
Virgin Mary playing with Christ Child
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flower held by Christ Child ⓘ |
| inception | circa 1478 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
St. Petersburg
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surface form:
Saint Petersburg
|
| locatedInCountry | Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialUsed | oil paint ⓘ |
| movement | Early Renaissance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Benois family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
expressive gestures and facial expressions
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innovative composition ⓘ intimate portrayal of Virgin and Child ⓘ psychological interaction between figures ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | none ⓘ |
| paintType | oil ⓘ |
| panelType | wooden panel ⓘ |
| period | High Renaissance precursor ⓘ |
| provenance | Benois family collection NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| style |
soft modeling of forms
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subtle chiaroscuro ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | Virgin and Child NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| support | wood panel ⓘ |
| theme |
infant Christ
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intimate domestic religious scene ⓘ motherhood ⓘ |
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