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Madonna and Child with Cherubs Rosso Fiorentino, 1517
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Madonna and Child with Cherubs

Rosso Fiorentino Β· 1517

Why it's great

Mary holds the baby Jesus with cherubs gathered around, in a picture painted with strong colors. Rosso Fiorentino painted it in about 1517.

Where to see it

πŸ“ Hermitage MuseumSaint Petersburg, Russia

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About the artist

Rosso Fiorentino

1494–1540 Β· born in Florence Β· died in Fontainebleau

Rosso Fiorentino was a Florentine painter born in 1494 with wild red hair. He painted jagged, strange and colorful pictures, and went to France to decorate the palace at Fontainebleau for King Francis I. He died there in 1540.

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