Bonifazio de' Pitati (Verona, 1487 - 1553, Venice)
Virgin and Child in a Landscape with St. Joseph, the Infant St. John the Baptist, and St. Elizabeth, 1520-1525
Oil on poplar panel, 72 x 100 cm (28 3/8 x 39 3/8 in.)
Five light-skinned human figures are set against a landscape. From left to right, there is a bearded man, a woman holding a baby upright, another small child, and a woman supporting it. The male figure has a gray beard and graying brown hair. He wears a yellow cloak and a blue garment, and is seen turning from the back. He holds a wooden staff, and clasps his hands together in prayer. The woman wears a blue mantle and a pink garment, and holds a red-headed infant in an upright seated position. The infant reaches to the toddler to its right, who holds out some leaves. The toddler wears a one-armed brown ragged garment, and is supported by the final female figure in the scene. She has braided light hair, and wears a red, white, and blue garment with a green cloak.
Titian Room
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