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FRANCESCO DI GIORGIO MARTINI: Birth of the Virgin

🖼 Birth of the Virgin, 1488-94
Fresco
454 × 552 cm
Rome, Italy

Soft golden light fills an intimate interior where attendants tend the newly born Virgin in a richly detailed Renaissance chamber. Francesco di Giorgio's architectural precision and warm palette celebrate maternal care, establishing the scene as a pivotal moment in Christian narrative art.

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The story of art
E. H. Gombrich
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