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Madonna and Child with the Infant Saint John the Baptist

early 1570s
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 609
Santi di Tito’s work was exceptional in the latter half of the sixteenth century in Florence for its shift toward naturalism and away from the artificiality associated with the then-popular Mannerist style. Rather than look to his contemporaries and their preference for distorted elegance, Santi di Tito took inspiration from earlier artists like Raphael and Andrea del Sarto. The visible brushstrokes of this work attest to their impact on Santi, bringing a new immediacy and painterly quality to his work. This panel was probably painted in the 1570s, and the frame is of the same period.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Madonna and Child with the Infant Saint John the Baptist
  • Artist: Santi di Tito (Italian, Sansepolcro 1536–1603 Florence)
  • Date: early 1570s
  • Medium: Oil on wood
  • Dimensions: 40 7/8 x 33 3/4 in. (103.8 x 85.7 cm)
  • Classification: Paintings
  • Credit Line: Gift of Jules Fisher, in memory of Roy Fisher, and Purchase, Friends of European Paintings Gifts, 2012
  • Object Number: 2012.451
  • Curatorial Department: European Paintings

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The Resurrection, Santi di Tito Italian, Pen and brown ink and wash over black chalk, heightened with white, on blue paper
The Resurrection
Santi di Tito
ca.1580
Two Studies of a Man, Santi di Tito Italian, Black chalk (recto); rulings in red chalk and black chalk by early collector (verso)
Two Studies of a Man
Santi di Tito
ca. 1575
St. Thomas Aquinas Presenting His Work to the Crucified Christ, Santi di Tito Italian, Pen and brown ink, brown wash, over traces of black chalk
St. Thomas Aquinas Presenting His Work to the Crucified Christ
Santi di Tito
ca. 1593
Madonna and Child, Giovanni Bellini Italian, Oil on wood
Madonna and Child
Giovanni Bellini
late 1480s
The Holy Family with the Infant Saint John the Baptist, Perino del Vaga (Pietro Buonaccorsi) Italian, Oil on wood
The Holy Family with the Infant Saint John the Baptist
Perino del Vaga (Pietro Buonaccorsi)
ca. 1524–26

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