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PISANELLO: The Virgin and Child with Saints George and Anthony Abbot

PISANELLO
🖼 The Virgin and Child with Saints George and Anthony Abbot, mid 1400s
Panel
London, United Kingdom

Gilded halos and delicate gold leaf frame the Virgin nursing Christ, flanked by armored Saint George and ascetic Saint Anthony in jewel-toned tempera. Pisanello's International Gothic masterpiece exemplifies early Renaissance refinement, blending Byzantine spirituality with courtly elegance and intricate naturalistic detail.

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E. H. Gombrich
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