Virgin and Child

Rossello di Jacopo Franchi was a Florentine painter who worked in the late Gothic tradition well into the mid-fifteenth century, maintaining gold-ground conventions while other Florentine painters were embracing Renaissance naturalism. This Virgin and Child from the late 1430s reflects the conservative devotional taste that coexisted with avant-garde developments in Florence, demonstrating the continued market for traditional religious imagery.

The tempera on wood demonstrates the late Gothic Florentine tradition with refined drapery patterns and delicate gold-ground treatment. The gentle, stylized figures maintain the decorative elegance of earlier Florentine painting.