Triptych Mariotto Albertinelli 1500

Triptych
Mariotto Albertinelli 1500
From the collection of
Museo Poldi Pezzoli
When closed, the doors of the tabernacle display the Annunciation painted in monochrome and on the back a skull or memento mori, a reminder to the faithful of our common destiny. When open it reveals on the central panel the Virgin enthroned nursing the Child. On the left-hand panel, Saint Catherine of Alexandria is kneeling on the spiked wheel of her martyrdom. On the right-hand panel, Saint Barbara is kneeling on her father Dioscurus, who was her executioner, while in the background we see the tower in which he imprisoned her. In the landscapes there are scenes of the martyrdom of two saints. The abbreviation “ MD” on the frame is probably the date of the work (1500). The tabernacle is an early masterpiece by Mariotto Albertinelli.
Details
Title: Triptych
Date Created: 1500
Physical Dimensions: w21.6 x h30.4 cm
Painter: Mariotto Albertinelli
Type: Panel
Rights: Fondazione artistica Poldi Pezzoli "Onlus"
External Link: http://www.museopoldipezzoli.it/en/node/1650

Museo Poldi Pezzoli
Milano, Italy

The Poldi Pezzoli Museum is a non-profit organisation founded in 1881 by the collector Gian Giacomo Poldi Pezzoli. It is one of the most significant house-museum in Europe and shows the taste of one of the finest collector in the XIX century. The house of the nobleman Gian Giacomo Poldi Pezzoli (1822-1879) serves as frame for an impressive collection of Renaissance Italian paintings, but also for a unique collection of decorative arts, namely porcelain, glasses, textiles, clocks, jewellery and metalworks. The Museum is a research institute, devoted to conservation, to studies on history of art and history of collecting and to educational studies. The Museum is committed to organise exhibitions in Italy and abroad and to co-ordinate researches and publications. The conservation department regularly publishes books on restoration regarding the different objects of the collections.

Mariotto Albertinelli
Oct 13, 1474 - Nov 5, 1515

Mariotto di Bigio di Bindo Albertinelli was a High Renaissance Italian painter of the Florentine school, closely involved with Fra Bartolomeo and influenced by Raphael.
Wikipedia
http://hisour.com/art-medium/mixed-media/triptych-mariotto-albertinelli-1500-2/