The Madonna and Child with Putti

Andrea del Brescianino painted this Madonna and Child with Putti around 1514, working in his characteristic Sienese style influenced by Raphael and Perugino. Brescianino's refined devotional works served both Sienese churches and private collectors 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 Egg tempera on panel was the dominant technique of the

The panel shows Brescianino's Sienese refinement with soft modeling, warm palette, and the graceful compositions reflecting his absorption of Raphaelesque and Peruginesque influences.