Virgin and Child with Saints Quentin and Placidus
Artist
Domenico Puligo
(Italian, 1492-1527, active in Florence and Genoa)
Dateearly 1510s
CultureItalian
MediumOil on wood
ClassificationPaintings
Credit LineBequest of John Ringling, 1936
Object numberSN28
Domenico Puligo was a follower of Raphael, known for his sweet-faced figures and exquisite sense of color. Here, the highly balanced, classical composition is enlivened by the figures' elegant poses and the brilliant, jewel-like intensity of the colors used. On the left, Saint Quentin (d. 287) holds the spits with which he was impaled at his martyrdom. On the right, Saint Placidus, a companion of Saint Benedict in the sixth century, wears the costume of a Benedictine monk.
On View
On viewLocation
DimensionsFramed: 79 9/16 H x 85 3/8 W x 4 5/16 D in. (202.1 x 216.9 x 11 cm)- Museum of Art, Gallery 04
Domenico Ghirlandaio and Workshop
c. 1500
Giovanni del Biondo
late 1380s
