Pesaro Madonna
Artist: Titian
1519-26
Painting
This is an altar-painting: oil on canvas, measuring 478 x 266 cm (188 1/8 x 104 3/4 in). It is housed in the Church of Sta Maria dei Frari, Venice. The painting depicts the Virgin and the Child on the top of a raised platform. The commissioner of the painting, Jacobo Pesaro is shown kneeling before the Virgin and presented to her by Saint Peter. The red banner with papal arms is held by an unknown knight who also holds two Muslim prisoners, probably symbolizing Pesaro’s success as the commander of the papal fleet. At the right is depicted Saint Francis of Assisi who presents five kneeling members of the Pesaro family to baby Jesus. Titian made the painting for Pesaro chapel in the Frari Basilica in Venice where it remains until today.
Pietà
Artist: Annibale Carracci
1600
Painting
In Pietà, Carracci presents the moment in which the Virgin Mary holds her crucified son, who lay lifeless on her lap. To the right of the composition, angels are depicted in the act of mourning Christ's passing.
This oil on canvas painting is in the National Museum of Capodimonte, Naples
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