Bagnacavallo Madonna

Albrecht Dürer's Bagnacavallo Madonna, painted around 1495 and now in the Fondazione Magnani-Rocca, Parma, is a devotional panel from his early career following his first Italian journey. The work takes its name from a former owner and shows the young Dürer synthesizing German precision with Italian Madonna conventions. The painting demonstrates Dürer's early exploration of the devotional painting types he encountered during his transformative journey across the Alps.

Dürer combines meticulous Northern European surface detail with Italian compositional influence, creating a devotional Madonna that bridges the two traditions with his characteristic precise technique and refined draftsmanship.