Virgin and Child

Neri di Bicci’s ‘Virgin and Child’ dates to around c. 1460. Tempera on wood panel. Cleveland Museum of Art.

The panel measures 108 by 83 centimeters. Italian, 15th century. Originally from Florence.

The painting is part of a lineage from Lorenzo di Bicci to Bicci di Lorenzo, and then to Neri di Bicci.

Neri di Bicci was known for keeping detailed journals of his commissions, documenting rates, pupils, and patrons.

Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, Ohio. https://clevelandart.org/art/1946.242