The ''Madonna del Sacco'' is a fresco painting by

Andrea del Sarto Andrea del Sarto (, , ; 16 July 1486 – 29 September 1530) was an Italian painter from Florence, whose career flourished during the High Renaissance and early Mannerism. He was known as an outstanding fresco decorator, painter of altar-pieces, ...

in the Chiostro Grande (also called Chiostro dei Morti) adjacent to the Basilica of Santissima Annunziata in Florence.

History

Andrea del Sarto (1486-1530) had frescoed seven lunettes during 1514-1516 in the small cloister in front of the church facade, including the well-known ''Nativity of the Virgin''. He returned a decade later to complete this more serene, uncrowded arrangement of the Holy Family. Copies of the painting was depicted in copies and engravings by multiple artists including Raphael Morghen and Michelle Corneille the Elder.

Description and style

The work depicts a forward-facing Madonna, seated on a ledge, with the Christ child moving across her lap. To the right of the triangular composition, St Joseph leans on a white sack, reading from an open book. A small closed book lies to the left of the Madonna. All three have yellow halo discs. The pillar to the left of Joseph reads ''Que Genuit Adora Vit". On the right pillar is the date 1525.

Bibliography

* Eugenio Casalini, ''La SS. Annunziata di Firenze'', Becocci Editore, Firenze 1980.

External links

*
Web Gallery of Art
entry.
Copy of the fresco
attributed to unknown Florentine of the 17th-century, held in the Royal Collections Trust. {{16C-painting-stub Paintings of the Holy Family 1525 paintings Paintings by Andrea del Sarto