Bidspirit auction | Follower of Pasqualino VENETO (c.

Follower of Pasqualino VENETO (c. 1470-1504) - Madonna of the Milk, Italian/Venetian School of the 16th century - Oil on panel. Dimensions: 43 x 34 cm. 16th-century Venetian painting flourished under the influence of great masters such as Giovanni Bellini, considered the patriarch of the Venetian Renaissance for his mastery of color and sacred atmosphere, followed by transcendental figures such as Giorgione, who introduced a poetic and enigmatic sensibility to painting, and Titian, who would take the use of color to previously unseen levels, becoming one of the pillars of Western art. Second-rate painters such as Pasqualino Veneto also worked in this vibrant artistic environment. Their work, although less documented, reflects a clear adherence to the spirituality and composition inherited from Bellini, but still linked to Byzantine traditions. Followers of these artists, such as the artist of this ”Madonna of the Milk,” kept this devotional and intimate aesthetic alive, reproducing iconic models that were part of the everyday visual repertoire of Renaissance Venice. Located in international warehouse.