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Madonna and Child with Saint John the Evangelist

late 15th–early 16th century
Not on view
Andrea da Murano may have trained with the Venetian painter Bartolomeo Vivarini and was heavily influenced by him. This drawing evokes Bartolomeo’s facial types and agitated drapery style and also closely recalls the figural types of Carlo Crivelli. Although Andrea da Murano’s graphic output has not been studied extensively, this drawing shares similarities with his paintings. Executed in blue ink, a technique used in other Venetian drawings of the period, the sheet depicts two unrelated figures—note the disparate positions of their feet—that may have been copied from two separate works.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Madonna and Child with Saint John the Evangelist
  • Artist: Andrea da Murano (Documented Venice 1462–1507) (?)
  • Date: late 15th–early 16th century
  • Medium: Pen and blue ink, brush and blue wash
  • Dimensions: 8 x 5 3/4 in. (20.3 x 14.6 cm)
  • Classification: Drawings
  • Credit Line: Robert Lehman Collection, 1975
  • Object Number: 1975.1.373
  • Curatorial Department: The Robert Lehman Collection

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