madonna oggioni
Bernardino Luini·1515
Historical Context
The Madonna Oggioni from 1515 by Bernardino Luini, named after a former collection, represents the Milanese devotional painting tradition at its height. Luini's Madonnas were the most popular devotional images in early sixteenth-century Lombardy, adorning both churches and private homes 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.
Technical Analysis
The Madonna is rendered with Luini's mature sfumato technique, the soft modeling creating the gentle, luminous quality that made his Marian images so widely admired.
