The visitation with Saint Nicholas and Saint Anthony Abbot

Piero di Cosimo (ca. 1462 - ca. 1521)


Item type:
painting
Date of creation:
ca. 1490
Height:
184.2 cm  (72 1/2 in.)
Width:
188.6 cm  (74 1/4 in.)
Technique / Medium:
oil on panel
Place of creation:
Firenze (Italia)

    Item location

  • National Gallery of Art (Washington, DC)
    Samuel H. Kress Collection[Museum inv. no.: 1936.1.361]

Description

Depiction of the meeting of the Virgin Mary and Saint Elizabeth (mother of John the Baptist), framed by Saint Nicholas on the left (identified by handbell lying on ground), and Saint Anthony Abbot on the right. In the background additional scenes related to the birth of Christ, such as the Annunciation, the Nativity and Adoration of the Shepherds on the left, and the Massacre of the Innocents in the middle ground.

People as subjects

St. Nicholas, Bishop of Myra (Non-musician/dancer)
St. Mary (Blessed Virgin) (Non-musician/dancer)
St. Anthony of Egypt (ca. 250-355 or 356) (Non-musician/dancer)
St. Elizabeth (mother of John the Baptist)

Iconclass

73A65
Mary's stay in the house of Elisabeth ~ Visitation

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Handbell [2404]

RIdIM images


Image URLs

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RIdIM record id

131