
The Madonna of Humility, the Annunciation, the Nativity, and the Pietà
Bartolomeo Vivarini · ca. 1465
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Bartolomeo Vivarini's "The Madonna of Humility, the Annunciation, the Nativity, and the Pietà" is dated circa 1465 and executed in tempera and gold on wood. The central panel measures 23 x 18 inches, the left panel 22 3/8 x 9 1/2 inches, and the right panel 22 1/4 x 9 3/8 inches. Classified as a painting within the Robert Lehman Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, it was acquired in 1975. The artwork's culture and provenance are not specified in the catalogue record.
Bartolomeo Vivarini, an Italian painter active from approximately 1430 to 1499, is known for his work during the 15th century. His other works, such as "The Death of the Virgin" (1484) and "A Saint (Mark?) Reading" (circa 1470), are also held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art. The Art Institute of Chicago holds his "Rest on the Flight into Egypt."
The Metropolitan Museum of Art's collection includes several other works by Vivarini or attributed to him, often depicting religious themes such as "Madonna and Child with Saint John the Evangelist" (late 15th–early 16th century) and "Madonna Adoring the Sleeping Child" (early 1460s). Specific exhibition history and literature for "The Madonna of Humility, the Annunciation, the Nativity, and the Pietà" are not provided in the catalogue data.
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Madonna Adoring the Child
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Madonna Adoring the Sleeping Child
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Rest on the Flight into Egypt
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