Madonna of the Harpies

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Colors in this work

Artist: Andrea del Sarto
Date: 1517
Medium: panel; oil paint
Holding institution: Uffizi Gallery
Palette: Bitumen Shadow · Black family · #31281E · 31%

Raw Walnut · Brown family · #685037 · 16%

Sooted Timber · Brown family · #4F3C29 · 15%

Raw Sienna Bank · Brown family · #917556 · 13%

Faded Gilt · Yellow family · #B89D77 · 7%

Sooted Timber · Brown family · #3F261F · 5%

Burnt Sienna Wall · Orange family · #BD512D · 4%

Iron Rosette · Red family · #8E2B1D · 3%

Burnt Umber Ground · Brown family · #60221A · 2%

Graphite Block · Gray family · #4D5C68 · 2%

Etching Plate Gray · Gray family · #2F3E3C · 1%

Slate Night · Black family · #272924 · <1%

Sooted Timber · Brown family · #472711 · <1%

Rosewood Wash · Red family · #4D2024 · <1%

Granite Face · Gray family · #637878 · <1%

Peach Bole · Orange family · #D97952 · <1%

Sooted Timber · Brown family · #1A0901 · <1%

Duck Egg Slip · Teal family · #86A1A6 · <1%

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Image provider: wikimedia-commons
License: Public domain
Credit: Uffizi Gallery

9 tags

Madonna and Child Both · 99%

The central veiled woman holds a nude Child who reaches across her torso; the canonical title identifies the subject as a Madonna.
Saints Both · 95%

The image depicts a devotional assembly of the Virgin, Child, and two flanking religious figures. The supplied source representation identifies the latter as St. Francis of Assisi and St. John the Evangelist.

Renaissance Art Both · 91%

The canonical metadata dates the work to 1517, while its idealized monumental figures, formal balance, and architectural setting support a Renaissance classification.

Balance Visual · 94%

The central vertical axis of the Virgin and Child is counterbalanced by the two flanking figures, the foreground angels, and the centered pedestal.
Dark Colors Visual · 92%

The architectural recesses and much of the surrounding ground are rendered in deep brown and near-black tones, making the illuminated figures and fabrics stand out.

Painting Metadata · 100%

The canonical classification is Painting.
Oil on Panel Metadata · 100%

The canonical medium is listed as panel; oil paint, supporting the specific oil-on-panel category.
Chiaroscuro Visual · 88%

Strong light-dark modeling separates the illuminated flesh and drapery from the shadowed architectural background.

16th Century Art Metadata · 100%

The canonical date display is 1517, placing the work in the sixteenth century.

Andrea del Sarto. https://www.uffizi.it/en/artworks/search?query%5Bmatching_text%5D=sarto

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