Mary enthroned with the child and four saints

Raffaellino del Garbo painted this enthroned Mary with the Child and four saints around 1495 in Florence. The sacra conversazione, with its symmetrical arrangement of saints around the enthroned Virgin, was the standard format for Florentine altarpieces. Raffaellino's version demonstrates his competent handling of the genre, drawing on influences from Filippino Lippi and Perugino. The tempera medium required careful preparation on a gessoed panel and a disciplined layering technique that produced precise, durable surfaces suited to the intricate detail expected of devotional painting.

Tempera on panel with graceful figure arrangement and the luminous coloring characteristic of Raffaellino's mature style. The symmetrical composition demonstrates competent workshop execution of the standard altarpiece format.