madonna col bambino e un donatore

Madonna with Child and a Donor from around 1507 by Luini is an early devotional painting that includes the patron who commissioned it. The donor's presence in sacred imagery reflects the standard practice of including patrons as witnesses to holy events The Madonna and Child was the most ubiquitous devotional subject of medieval and Renaissance art, present in every church and many private homes as a focus for prayer and spiritual contemplation. Luini's absorption of Leonardo's sfumato technique—the soft, atmospheric modeling that dissolves contours in shadow—was more thorough and more commercially successful than any other Lombard follower, making him the primary vehicle for Leonardo's

The sacred figures and kneeling donor are rendered with Luini's early manner showing Leonardo's influence in the soft modeling and atmospheric treatment.