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Madonna and Child   Marco Basaiti (1470–1530)

Madonna and Child

Marco Basaiti (1470–1530)

c. 1500

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Maria mit dem Kind

The “Madonna and Child” by Marco Basaiti dates from c. 1500. It unites the close-up of the half-length Madonna icon figure with a landscape background. Even though the gold ground has been abandoned in favour of greater realism, the landscape here still remains a flat background, without perceptible depth. Both the figure of the Mother and the Christ Child are still in the tradition of the Byzantine icon. He stands on a rock slab that suggests his later tomb. Yet triumph over death is also anticipated in the fact that the child is standing, and in his gesture of blessing. The child’s sharply outlined shadow and the darker front edge of the slab transform the two-dimensional structure into a plinth leading into the abyss. A degree of sharpness in the modelling and bold light and dark contrasts lend the figures a sculptural quality. Basaiti favoured strong colours, as can be seen clearly in Mary’s garments in canonical blue and red.

Material/technique
oil on panel, cradled
Measurements
64 × 51 cm
Acquisition
Acquired in 1887 by Prince Johann II von Liechtenstein
Currently exhibited
Garden Palace, permanent presentation
Artists/makers/authors
Marco Basaiti
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Detailed information
Inventory number
GE 846
Signature/inscriptions content only available in German
bez. unten auf der Steinplatte: .BAXAITI.P. (eine darüber befindliche Zeile, wohl mit dem Vornamen MARCO, ist nicht mehr lesbar)
Provenance
Acquired in 1887 by Prince Johann II von Liechenstein from Michelangelo Guggenheim, Venice
Iconography
Mary with child (Madonna)
Literature
Sergio Momesso, Sezioni sottili per l'inizio di Marco Basaiti, in: Prospettiva, Bd. 87/88, 1997, S. 14–41, S. 23–24, S. 25, Abb. 18

A. Venturi, Storia dell'arte italiana, Bd. VII, 4, Bd. Bd. VII, Mailand 1915, S. 614 (dort fälschlich als im Besitz des Grossherzogs von Oldenburg befindlich erwähnt), Abb. 396

Adolf Kronfeld, Führer durch die Fürstlich Liechtensteinsche Gemäldegalerie in Wien, 3. Aufl., Wien 1931, S. 165-166, Kat. 846

R. van Marle, The Development of the Italian Schools of Painting, Bd. 17, Bd. Bd. 17, Den Haag 1935, S. 487

Erich V. Strohmer, Die Gemäldegalerie des Fürsten Liechtenstein in Wien, Wien–Leipzig 1943, S. 90, Abb. 5

B. Berenson, Italian pictures of the Renaissance, Venetian School, Bd. I, Bd. Bd. I, London 1957, S. 14

M. Davies, The Earlier Italian Schools. National Gallerys Catalogues, London 1961, S. 47f.

F. Heinemann, Giovanni Bellini e i Belliniani, Bd. 1, Bd. Bd. 1, Venedig 1962, S. 290, Bd. II, Abb. 437

Ausst.-Kat. Italienische Kunst des XIV. bis XVI. Jahrhunderts. Aus den Sammlungen des Fürsten von Liechtenstein, Gustav Wilhelm, Liechtensteinische Kunstsammlungen (Hg.), Engländergebäude, Vaduz 1972, erschienen Vaduz 1972, S. 11, Nr. 2, Abb. IX

Reinhold Baumstark, Meisterwerke der Sammlungen des Fürsten von Liechtenstein. Gemälde, Zürich–München 1980, S. 49–50, Kat.-Nr. 7, Tafel 7

Michaela Herrmann, Ausst.-Kat. Fünf Jahrhunderte italienische Kunst aus den Sammlungen des Fürsten von Liechtenstein, Vaduz 1994, S. 44-45 u. 150, Kat. 15

Johann Kräftner, Andrea Stockhammer, Liechtenstein Museum Wien. Le Collezioni, München 2004, S. 132, Abb. S. 96-97 u. 108-109, Kat. IV.7

Johann Kräftner, Andrea Stockhammer, Liechtenstein Museum Vienna. The Collections, Johann Kräftner (Hg.), München–Berlin–London–New York 2004, S. 132, Abb. S. 96-97 u. 108-109, Kat. IV.7

Johann Kräftner, Andrea Stockhammer, Liechtenstein Museum Wien. Die Sammlungen, Johann Kräftner (Hg.), München–Berlin–London–New York 2004, S. 132, Abb. S. 96-97 u. 108-109, Kat. IV.7

Ausst.-Kat. Halt und Zierde. Das Bild und sein Rahmen, Johann Kräftner, Robert Wald, Liechtenstein Museum, Wien 15.5.2009–12.1.2010, erschienen Wien 2009, Abb. S. 51, Kat. 34

Johann Kräftner, Die Schätze der Liechtenstein. Paläste, Gemälde, Skulpturen, Wien 2013, Abb. S. 199

Johann Kräftner, The Treasures of the Liechtensteins. Palaces, Paintings, Sculptures, Vienna 2013

Ausst.-Kat. Menschenbilder – Götterwelten. The Worlds of Gods and Men, Johann Kräftner (Hg.), Dom Quartier Salzburg (Residenzgalerie Salzburg und Nordoratorium), Salzburg 30.7.–16.10.2016, erschienen Wien 2016, S. 64–65, Kat.-Nr. 5

Ausst.-Kat. Menschenbilder – Götterwelten. The Worlds of Gods and Men, Johann Kräftner (Hg.), Dom Quartier Salzburg (Residenzgalerie Salzburg und Nordoratorium), Salzburg 30.7.–16.10.2016, erschienen Wien 2016, S. 64–65, Kat.-Nr. 5

Ausst.-Kat. A Jewel Box from Europe. Treasures from the collections of the Prince of LIECHTENSTEIN, TNC Procect (Hg.), Prefectural Art Museum, Hiroshima 18 September 2020–29 November 2020; The Bunkamura Museum of Art, Tokyo 12 October 2019–23 december 2019; Utsonimiya Museum of Art, Utsunomija 12 January 2020–24 February 2020; Oita Prefectural Art Museum, Oita 6 March 2020–19 April 2020; Tokyo Fuji Art Museum, Tokyo 2 May 2020–5 July 2020; The Miyagi Museum of Art, Miyagi 14 July 2020–6 September 2020, erschienen Tokyo 2019, Abb. S. 60, S. 209, Kat.-Nr. 23
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