Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
ADJUNCT MODULE A: ITALIAN ART
Preferred Title:
Madonna of the Pomegranate
Alternate Title:
Madonna della Melagrana
Image View:
Overall view with frame (with black background)
Creator:
Sandro Botticelli (Italian painter, ca. 1444-1510)
Location:
repository: Galleria degli Uffizi (Florence, Tuscany, Italy) Inv. 1890 no. 1607
Location Note:
Piazzale degli Uffizi
GPS:
43.768639 11.255214
Date:
ca. 1487 (creation)
Cultural Context:
Italian
Style Period:
Renaissance
Work Type 1:
panel painting
Work Type 2:
tondo
Classification:
painting
Material:
tempera paint on wood panel
Technique:
painting and painting techniques
Measurements:
143.5 cm (diameter)
Description:
Painted probably in 1487 for the Audience Hall of the Massai di Camera (Chamber of Commerce) in Palazzo Vecchio, as is confirmed by the fleurs-de-lys on the frame, referring to the traditional alliance between Florence and France. At the Uffizi since 1780. The Madonna and Child both touch the pomegranate, a symbol of resurrection. The original frame is attributed to Giuliano da Sangallo. (Source: Uffizi Gallery [website]; https://www.virtualu ffizi.com/)
Collection:
Adjunct Module A: Italian Art
Identifier:
7A1-BS-UG-MCF-A01
Rights:
© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.

Madonna of the Pomegranate