Luzzago Altarpiece

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Luzzago Altarpiece (1542) by Moretto da Brescia

The Luzzago Altarpiece is a 1542 oil on canvas painting by Moretto da Brescia, now in the Pinacoteca Tosio Martinengo in Brescia. It was recorded in San Giuseppe church in Brescia in 1630 and moved to its present home in 1868. [1] [2] In the lower register Michael the Archangel points the kneeling donor to the Madonna and Child above, whilst Francis of Assisi stands to the right with a cross.

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References

  1. Bernardino Faino, pag. 94
  2. Pier Virgilio Begni Redona, pag. 383

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