Madonna with Child and Saints

The Madonna with St. Catherine of Alexandria and St. Martin of Tours is a painting by the Italian Renaissance painter Filippino Lippi of c. 1485–1488. It is still in the church of Santo Spirito of Florence. The infant Saint John the Baptist, the patron saint of Florence, appears on the right hand side of the Virgin Mary in the centre. The Virgin is sitting upon a gold dias, dressed in her traditional colours including a red gown and a blue mantle. The infant Christ turns towards John, who is dressed in animal skins as appropriate for a desert saint and whose staff has a crossbar referring to the Crucifixion to come.

The painting is also known as Pala de' Nerli from the name of the commissioners, Tanai de' Nerli and his wife Nanna, who are shown in donor portraits at the sides. The choice of the saints is also connected to the personality of Nerli, who was particularly devoted to Saint Cat…

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